JLPT N2 · Noun

文脈 (bunmyaku)

文脈 (ぶんみゃく, bunmyaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “context (of a passage); line of thought”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぶんみゃく
Romaji: bunmyaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

context (of a passage); line of thought · noun
context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background · noun

Example sentences

言葉の意味は文脈によって変わりうる。

The meaning of words can change according to their context.

Tatoeba #174696

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

Kanji in 文脈

文

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

脈

vein, pulse, hopeミャク・すじ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 文脈.

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 1505630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.