文
文 — Sentence
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures
On’yomiブン (bun)
On’yomiモン (mon)
Kun’yomiふみ (fumi)
Kun’yomiあや (aya)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 文
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文学 | ぶんがく bungaku | literature |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character; writing |
| 文部省 | もんぶしょう monbushou | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001) |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item); request; demand |
Study notes
文 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #190 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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