文部省美術展覧会

Reading

Kana: もんぶしょうびじゅつてんらんかい

Romaji: monbushōbijutsutenrankai

Definition

noun

1

Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)

See also: 文展 (reading ぶんてん)

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

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

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

省

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 かえり.みる、 はぶ.く

Meanings: focus, government ministry, conserve

美

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい

Meanings: beauty, beautiful

術

Readings: ジュツ、 すべ

Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic

展

Reading: テン

Meanings: unfold, expand

覧

Readings: ラン、 み.る

Meanings: perusal, see

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join