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文学

Reading

Kana: ぶんがく
Romaji: bungaku
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Definition

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literature

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science

Example Sentences

文学(ぶんがく)講義(こうぎ)をする。
➥Give a lecture on literature.
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(かれ)(えい)文学(ぶんがく)大家(おおや)だ。
➥He is a master of English literature.
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(かれ)天文学(てんもんがく)専門家(せんもんか)だ。
➥He is an expert in astronomy.
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(かれ)文学者(ぶんがくしゃ)である。
➥He is a man of letters.
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(かれ)人文学(じんぶんがく)権威(けんい)だ。
➥He is an authority on the humanities.
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(かれ)日本(にっぽん)文学(ぶんがく)研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)だ。
➥He's a student of Japanese literature.
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