"終止符" meaning in Japanese

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        "2": "しゅう%し",
        "3": "符",
        "4": "ふ",
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        "t2": "symbol, mark"
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      "expansion": "終(しゅう)止(し) (shūshi, “stopping, termination”) + 符(ふ) (fu, “symbol, mark”)",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 終(しゅう)止(し) (shūshi, “stopping, termination”) + 符(ふ) (fu, “symbol, mark”).",
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      "form": "終止符",
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        [
          "終",
          "しゅう"
        ],
        [
          "止",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "符",
          "ふ"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shūshifu",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "syuusifu",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "しゆうしふ",
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    }
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "終",
              "しゅう"
            ],
            [
              "止",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "符",
              "ふ"
            ],
            [
              "打",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "終止符を打つ\nshūshifu o utsu\nto bring to an end\n(literally, “to put a period”)"
        }
      ],
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        "a mark indicating the end of a sentence"
      ],
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          "roman": "kuten",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "句",
              "く"
            ],
            [
              "点",
              "てん"
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "english": "full stop",
          "roman": "piriodo",
          "word": "ピリオド"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-終止符-ja-noun-3n0-FI5h",
      "wikipedia": [
        "ja:終止符"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "しゅうしふ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕɨᵝːɕiɸɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "終止符"
}

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        "4": "ふ",
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        "t2": "symbol, mark"
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "終止符",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "終",
          "しゅう"
        ],
        [
          "止",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "符",
          "ふ"
        ]
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  ],
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      },
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  ],
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      "roman": "kuten",
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        [
          "句",
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        ],
        [
          "点",
          "てん"
        ]
      ],
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            [
              "終",
              "しゅう"
            ],
            [
              "止",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "符",
              "ふ"
            ],
            [
              "打",
              "う"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "終止符を打つ\nshūshifu o utsu\nto bring to an end\n(literally, “to put a period”)"
        }
      ],
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        "a mark indicating the end of a sentence"
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "other": "しゅうしふ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕɨᵝːɕiɸɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "終止符"
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