文

Reading

Kana: ぶん

Romaji: bun

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

sentence

2

composition; text; writings

3

the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature

See also: 武

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Example Sentences

文(ぶん)は人(ひと)なり。

➥The style is the man himself.

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文句(もんく)を言(い)うな。

➥Don't complain.

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彼(かれ)は無一文(むいちもん)だ。

➥He is as poor as a rat.

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文無(もんな)しなんだ。

➥I'm broke.

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文(ぶん)は武(ぶ)に勝(まさ)る。

➥The pen is mightier than the sword.

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彼(かれ)のは悪文(あくぶん)だ。

➥He has a bad style.

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文

Reading

Kana: もん

Romaji: mon

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

one-thousandth of a kan (obsolete unit of currency)

2

2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes)

3

letter; character; sentence

4

scripture; incantation

Note: abbreviation

See also: 経文呪文

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Example Sentences

文(ぶん)は人(ひと)なり。

➥The style is the man himself.

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文句(もんく)を言(い)うな。

➥Don't complain.

Full Entry➤

彼(かれ)は無一文(むいちもん)だ。

➥He is as poor as a rat.

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文無(もんな)しなんだ。

➥I'm broke.

Full Entry➤

文(ぶん)は武(ぶ)に勝(まさ)る。

➥The pen is mightier than the sword.

Full Entry➤

彼(かれ)のは悪文(あくぶん)だ。

➥He has a bad style.

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文

書

Reading

Kana: ふみ

Romaji: fumi

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

letter; writings

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

書

Readings: ショ、か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

Example Sentences

文(ぶん)は人(ひと)なり。

➥The style is the man himself.

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文句(もんく)を言(い)うな。

➥Don't complain.

Full Entry➤

彼(かれ)は無一文(むいちもん)だ。

➥He is as poor as a rat.

Full Entry➤

文無(もんな)しなんだ。

➥I'm broke.

Full Entry➤

文(ぶん)は武(ぶ)に勝(まさ)る。

➥The pen is mightier than the sword.

Full Entry➤

彼(かれ)のは悪文(あくぶん)だ。

➥He has a bad style.

Full Entry➤

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文

綾

Reading

Kana: あや

Romaji: aya

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

figure; design

2

twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes

Note: Only 綾

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

綾

Readings: リン、あや

Meanings: design, figured cloth, twill

Example Sentences

文(ぶん)は人(ひと)なり。

➥The style is the man himself.

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文句(もんく)を言(い)うな。

➥Don't complain.

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彼(かれ)は無一文(むいちもん)だ。

➥He is as poor as a rat.

Full Entry➤

文無(もんな)しなんだ。

➥I'm broke.

Full Entry➤

文(ぶん)は武(ぶ)に勝(まさ)る。

➥The pen is mightier than the sword.

Full Entry➤

彼(かれ)のは悪文(あくぶん)だ。

➥He has a bad style.

Full Entry➤

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