JLPT N3 · Noun

文明 (bunmei)

文明 (ぶんめい, bunmei) is a Japanese noun meaning “civilization; civilisation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぶんめい
Romaji: bunmei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

civilization; civilisation; culture · noun
Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) · noun · hist

Example sentences

１９世紀は白人文明の時代だった。

The nineteenth century was the age of the white man's civilization.

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

Kanji in 文明

文

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

明

bright, lightメイ・ミョウ・あ.かり・あか.るい · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 文明.

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)英文えいぶんEnglish writing文芸ぶんげいliterature文献ぶんけんliterature

Source: JMdict entry 1505650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.