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How to say 'Cultural asset' in Japanese | 文化財

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The Japanese word for Cultural asset is 'Bunkazai', written as 文化財 in Japanese.'Cultural asset' in hiragana is ぶんかざい.

    word

    文化財

    Meaning

    Cultural asset

    Reading

    ぶんかざい

    bunkazai

    Kanji

    文Sentence 化Change 財Wealth

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '文化財 (ぶんかざい)' refers to 'cultural assets' or 'cultural properties'. These are items of significant cultural, historical, or artistic value that are preserved and protected by law. Examples include historical buildings, artworks, traditional crafts, and intangible cultural heritage like performing arts. For example: This temple is a designated cultural asset「この寺は文化財に指定されています」(このてらはぶんかざいにしていされています). The government protects cultural assets「政府は文化財を保護しています」(せいふはぶんかざいをほごしています). The term emphasizes the importance of preserving cultural heritage for future generations.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    7164

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 文化財

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • kanji

    化

    Meaning

    Change

  • kanji

    財

    Meaning

    Wealth

Words Related to 文化財 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

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

  • 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

    文系

    Meaning

    Humanities

Words Related to 文化財 Through the Kanji 化

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 化 as well.

  • word

    化

    Meaning

    Change

  • word

    文化

    Meaning

    Culture

  • word

    変化

    Meaning

    Change, Variation

  • word

    強化

    Meaning

    Strengthening, Enhancement

  • word

    化粧

    Meaning

    Makeup

  • word

    化学

    Meaning

    Chemistry

  • word

    悪化

    Meaning

    Worsening

  • word

    消化

    Meaning

    Digestion

  • word

    国際化

    Meaning

    Internationalization

  • word

    酸化

    Meaning

    Oxidation

  • word

    進化

    Meaning

    Evolution

  • word

    文化的

    Meaning

    Cultural

  • word

    化する

    Meaning

    Transform

Words Related to 文化財 Through the Kanji 財

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 財 as well.

  • word

    財産

    Meaning

    Property

  • word

    財政

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    財

    Meaning

    Asset

  • word

    財務

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    財布

    Meaning

    Wallet

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