This is the kanji for literature, text, a sentence, a letter, or a note. It was also the currency of Japan for five centuries.

on readings:
  • bun
  • mon
kun readings:
  • fumi
examples:
bun sentence
bungaku shi history of literature
bungaku-shō prize for literature
bungei literary art, literature
bunka culture
bunmei civilization
bunpitsu literary work, writing
bunsho document
bunshō minister of education
bunshō passage
chūmon order, commision
gochūmon order
inbun verse, poetry
kanbun Chinese writing; Chinese classics
kikai bunmei technological civilization
Monbushou Ministry of Education
monku words, expression, objection
sakubun essay

links:
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Last ∆ on 26 June 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.