This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや
Romaji: bun, mon, fumi, aya
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かざり、ふ、も、T2、ぶんにょう
Romaji: kazari, fu, mo, t2, bunnyō
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Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

1234

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  67
Frequency:  190
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  2-2-2
Korean Reading:  mun
Chinese Reading:  wen4
Unicode:  6587
JIS:  4A38

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1962
Nelson Index: 2064
New Nelson Index: 2364
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j2.4
Four Corner Index: 0040.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 68
Gakken Index: 136
Japanese Names Index: 86
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13450
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0560
Remembering the kanji Index: 1725
Busy People Index: 3.19
Kanji Way Index: 89
Kanji Flashcards Index: 180
Kodansha Compact Index: 949
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 77
Kanji in Context Index: 320
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1242
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1708
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1741
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1861
Essential Kanji Index: 71
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2458
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 466
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 134
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 35

Words

英文 (えいぶん)
sentence in English; article in English; English text; English literature (study of)
呪文 (じゅもん)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
国文学 (こくぶんがく)
Japanese literature
公文書 (こうぶんしょ)
official document; archives
国文 (こくぶん)
national literature
人文 (じんぶん、じんもん)
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
寛文 (かんぶん)
Kambun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
原文 (げんぶん)
the text; original
条文 (じょうぶん)
text; provisions (act, treaty)
古文書 (こもんじょ、こぶんしょ)
ancient document; archives; ancient manuscript; paleograph; document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)
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