JLPT N2 · Noun

文献 (bunken)

文献 (ぶんけん, bunken) is a Japanese noun meaning “literature; books (reference)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぶんけん
Romaji: bunken
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

literature; books (reference); document · noun

Example sentences

その事実は古い文献のいくつかに見出される。

The facts are buried in a few old books.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 文献

文

sentence, literature, styleブン・モン・ふみ・あや · 4 strokes

献

offering, counter for drinks, presentケン・コン・たてまつ.る · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 文献.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1505330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.