文
Sentence, Writing
ふみ (fumi)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
The kanji 文 appears in 日本語の文章 (Japanese writing), 文学 (literature), and 文化 (culture). It is closely tied to writing, knowledge, and civilization.
Memory Trick
Imagine writing a complete sentence in a notebook. That line of written text helps you remember 文 means 'sentence' or 'writing.'
Readings
Onyomi: ブン (bun), モン (mon)
Kunyomi: ふみ (fumi)
Example Words
文章
ぶんしょう (bunshou)
Sentence, passage
文化
ぶんか (bunka)
Culture
文学
ぶんがく (bungaku)
Literature
漢文
かんぶん (kanbun)
Classical Chinese text
Example Sentence
日本語の 文章を 読みました。
にほんごの ぶんしょうを よみました。
nihongo no bunshou o yomimashita
I read a Japanese passage.