1. section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun, used as a suffix

2. phrase

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun, used as a suffix linguistics

3. verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)

noun, used as a suffix noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

4. haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

noun, used as a suffix noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

5. maxim, saying, idiom, expression

noun, used as a suffix noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

6. clause (e.g. in a database query language)

noun, used as a suffix noun (common) (futsuumeishi) computing