Onyomi: ブン, モン · Kunyomi: あや, ふみ · Meanings: art, decoration, figures, literary radical (no. 67), literature, plan, sentence, style
Kanji for art, decoration, figures, literary radical no 67, literature
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The kanji 文 depicts a pattern or marks on the ground, symbolizing writing, culture, or literary expression. In ancient times, it represented written characters, culture, or refinement. 文 came to mean sentence, writing, literature, or culture, capturing communication and expression.
Patterns or marks — 文 means writing, sentence, or culture.
Imagine making meaningful marks on paper — that’s 文, the kanji for writing and literature.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 文 | ぶん | sentence | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 文 | ふみ | letter, note, mail | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 紋 | もん | (family) crest, coat of arms | common Noun |
| 文 | もん | mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870) | Noun |
| 綾 | あや | figure, design | Noun |
| 文化 | ぶんか | culture, civilization, civilisation | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 文学 | ぶんがく | literature | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 文法 | ぶんぽう | grammar | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 文字 | もじ | letter (of an alphabet), character | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 文明 | ぶんめい | civilization, civilisation, culture | common JLPT-N3 Noun |