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How to say 'Composition' in Japanese | 作文

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The Japanese word for Composition is 'Sakubun', written as 作文 in Japanese.'Composition' in hiragana is さくぶん.

    word

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

    Reading

    さくぶん

    sakubun

    Kanji

    作Make 文Sentence

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '作文 (さくぶん)' refers to a written composition or essay. It is commonly used in educational contexts, where students are asked to write essays on various topics. The word can also refer to the act of writing itself. For example: I wrote a composition「作文を書きました」(さくぶんをかきました). Her composition was excellent「彼女の作文は素晴らしかった」(かのじょのさくぶんはすばらしかった). The teacher assigned a composition for homework「先生は宿題に作文を出しました」(せんせいはしゅくだいにさくぶんをだしました).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    732

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 作文

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    作

    Meaning

    Make

  • kanji

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

Words Related to 作文 Through the Kanji 作

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 作 as well.

  • word

    作る

    Meaning

    Make, Create

  • word

    作品

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作成

    Meaning

    Creation

  • word

    作り

    Meaning

    Make

  • word

    作家

    Meaning

    Writer

  • word

    作用

    Meaning

    Effect, Action

  • word

    作

    Meaning

    Work, Creation

  • word

    著作

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作物

    Meaning

    Crop

  • word

    作戦

    Meaning

    Strategy

  • word

    製作

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    作り出す

    Meaning

    Create, Produce

  • word

    作曲

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    動作

    Meaning

    Movement, Operation

  • word

    作者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    制作

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    作り上げる

    Meaning

    Complete, Fabricate

  • word

    工作

    Meaning

    Craft, Manipulation

  • word

    作り話

    Meaning

    Fabrication

  • word

    創作

    Meaning

    Creation, Fiction

  • word

    操作

    Meaning

    Operation

Words Related to 作文 Through the Kanji 文

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

  • word

    文化

    Meaning

    Culture

  • word

    文字

    Meaning

    Character, Letter

  • word

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    文章

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    注文

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    文房具

    Meaning

    Stationery

  • word

    文書

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    例文

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    文明

    Meaning

    Civilization

  • word

    英文

    Meaning

    English writing

  • word

    論文

    Meaning

    Paper, Thesis

  • word

    文句

    Meaning

    Phrase, Complaint

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    文献

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    文芸

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    文化的

    Meaning

    Cultural

  • word

    文法

    Meaning

    Grammar

  • word

    文化財

    Meaning

    Cultural asset

  • word

    文系

    Meaning

    Humanities

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