Punctuation and formatting

어휘

• 句読点punctuation marks
• 読点comma (Japanese)
• 句点period (Japanese)
• 括弧brackets / parentheses
• 鉤括弧Japanese quotation marks
• 二重鉤括弧double quotation marks
• 中黒middle dot (interpunct)
• 三点リーダーellipsis (three dots)
• ダッシュem dash
• 感嘆符exclamation mark
• 疑問符question mark
• 段落paragraph

표현

• 句読点の使い方に注意するTo pay attention to punctuation usage
• 段落の初めは一字下げるIndent one character at the start of a paragraph
• 鉤括弧で会話文を囲むEnclose dialogue in Japanese quotation marks
• 読点を打つ位置が大切だWhere you place the comma is important
• 縦書きと横書きで書式が変わるFormat differs: vertical vs horizontal
• 正しい句読点は読みやすさを生むCorrect punctuation creates readability

자주 하는 실수

• ✗Using Western quotation marks in Japanese text
  ✓Use 鉤括弧「」for Japanese text

  Western quotation marks look out of place in Japanese; 「」is the standard for dialogue and quotes

• ✗Placing 句点 after closing 鉤括弧
  ✓The 句点 goes before the closing bracket: 〜です。」

  In standard Japanese formatting, the period comes inside the quotation marks, not outside

• ✗Using a single dot for ellipsis
  ✓Use paired 三点リーダー: ……（not ...）

  Japanese ellipsis uses two sets of three full-width dots; a single Western ... is incorrect

• ✗Overusing 感嘆符 and 疑問符 in formal writing
  ✓In formal text, express emotion through words, not punctuation

  Traditional Japanese writing conveys tone without ! or ?; formal documents should minimize their use

• ✗Not indenting at paragraph starts
  ✓Begin each new 段落 with one full-width space

  字下げ (one-character indent) is the standard Japanese paragraph formatting convention

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