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文脈

Reading

Kana: ぶんみゃく
Romaji: bunmyaku
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Definition

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context

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ミャク、 すじ
Meanings: vein, pulse, hope

Example Sentences

言葉(ことば)意味(いみ)文脈(ぶんみゃく)によって()わりうる。
➥The meaning of words can change according to their context.
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特定(とくてい)文脈(ぶんみゃく)でどんな(かたり)使(つか)うべきか()っている(ひと)(かたり)有効(ゆうこう)使用者(しようしゃ)である。
➥An effective writer is one who knows what sort of words should be employed in any specific context.
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日本(にっぽん)文化(ぶんか)文脈(ぶんみゃく)(なか)では当然(とうぜん)(おも)われる()()みも、外国人(がいこくじん)()では、不気味(ぶきみ)(わら)いとして(おお)くの混乱(こんらん)()み、また悪評(あくひょう)(たか)い。
➥Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
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単語(たんご)意味(いみ)はそれが使(つか)われている文脈(ぶんみゃく)()まる。
➥The meaning of a word is determined by the context where it is used.
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中国語(ちゅうごくご)においては「テンス」を(あらわ)場合(ばあい)には上述(じょうじゅつ)のように「助詞(じょし)」か「(とき)(あらわ)(かたり)」または文脈(ぶんみゃく)によるものが(おお)い。
➥When indicating 'tense' in Chinese, as shown above, there are 'particles', 'time-specifying words' and also many cases where it depends on context.
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