JLPT N3 · Noun

文句 (monku)

文句 (もんく, monku) is a Japanese noun meaning “complaint; grumbling”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: もんく
Romaji: monku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

complaint; grumbling; objection · noun
phrase; words; expression · noun

Example sentences

そんなことは君が文句を言う理由にはならないよ。

That doesn't give you grounds for complaining.

Tatoeba #204407

その文句は、人を侮辱するためのものだ。

The phrase is meant to insult people.

Tatoeba #206871

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

Kanji in 文句

文

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

句

phrase, clause, sentenceク · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 文句.

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Source: JMdict entry 1505260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.