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名文

Reading

Kana: めいぶん
Romaji: meibun
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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famous literary composition

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Example Sentence

(だれ)もが名文(めいぶん)()けるわけではない。
➥It's not as if just anybody can write a literary gem.
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