区切る
1
to divide;to separate;to partition;to demarcate;to delimit;to mark off
グラウンドは白線で３つに区切られている。
The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.
2
to punctuate;to mark off (with a comma);to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud);to space one's words
Other forms
句切る 【くぎる】 (rarely used kanji form)