Learn JLPT N4 Kanji

Meaning of 文

sentence, literature, style, art

Onyomi

ブン、 モン
bun, mon

Kunyomi

ふみ
fumi

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 ブン、 モン / ふみ、 あや 】

Significado: sentence, literature, style, art.

190 of 2,500 most used kanji in newspapers.

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Stroke Count: 4

- Example Sentences

Each example sentence includes a Japanese kana reading, the romaji reading, and the English translation.

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Example #1

にほんのぶんかがすきだ。
nihon no bunka ga suki da.
I like Japanese culture.
Example #2

クラスメイトのさくぶんをよみました。
kurasumeito no sakubun wo yomimashita.
I read my classmate's essay.
Example #3

にほんごのぶんぽうはとてもむずかしい。
nihongo no bunpou wa totemo muzukashii.
Japanese grammar is very difficult.
Example #4

ちゅうもんはおきまりですか?
chuumon wa o kimari desu ka?
Have you decided on your order?
Example #5

れきしがくはじんぶんかがくのいちぶもんである。
rekishigaku wa jinbun kagaku no ichibumon de aru.
History is a branch of the humanities.
Example #6

これはぶんめいのいちしんぽである。
kore wa bunmei no ichi shinpo dearu.
This marks a step in the progress of civilization.

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