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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:
文 bun sentence
文学史 bungaku shi history of literature
文学賞 bungaku-shō prize for literature
文芸 bungei literary art, literature
文化 bunka culture
文化祭 bunkasai cultural festival
文明 bunmei civilization
文筆 bunpitsu literary work, writing
文書 bunsho document
文相 bunshō minister of education
文章 bunshō passage
注文 chūmon order, commision
ご注文 gochūmon order
韻文 inbun verse, poetry
条文 jōbun the text, provisions
漢文 kanbun Chinese writing; Chinese classics
機械文明 kikai bunmei technological civilization
文部省 Monbushou Ministry of Education
文句 monku words, expression, objection
作文 sakubun essay

links:
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Last ∆ on 15 July 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.