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文 – sentence, literature, style
4 strokesTaught in grade 1#190 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 文 means sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ブン、モン (bun, mon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふみ、あや (fumi, aya). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 文 (no. 67).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ブン | bun |
| On’yomi | モン | mon |
| Kun’yomi | ふみ | fumi |
| Kun’yomi | あや | aya |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 文 (Kangxi radical 67).
Words using 文
作文さくぶんwriting (an essay, prose, etc.)文章ぶんしょうwriting文法ぶんぽうgrammar文学ぶんがくliterature文化ぶんかculture文ぶんsentence文字もじletter (of an alphabet)文字もんじletter (of an alphabet)文句もんくcomplaint論文ろんぶんthesis注文ちゅうもんorder (for an item)文明ぶんめいcivilization英文えいぶんEnglish writing文芸ぶんげいliterature文献ぶんけんliterature文体ぶんたいliterary style文脈ぶんみゃくcontext (of a passage)文房具ぶんぼうぐstationery人文科学じんぶんかがくhumanities原文げんぶんoriginal text和文わぶんJapanese text文語ぶんごwritten language文書ぶんしょdocument本文ほんぶんtext (of a book, document, etc.)
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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