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How to say 'Education' in Japanese | 文部

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The Japanese word for Education is 'Monbu', written as 文部 in Japanese.'Education' in hiragana is もんぶ.

    word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

    Reading

    もんぶ

    monbu

    Kanji

    文Sentence 部Section, Department

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '文部 (もんぶ)' refers to matters related to education, culture, or academic affairs. Historically, it was associated with government ministries or departments overseeing education and culture. For example: the Ministry of Education「文部省」(もんぶしょう). The term is often used in formal or historical contexts. Note that '文部' is not commonly used in everyday conversation but may appear in official or academic settings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5016

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 文部

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • kanji

    部

    Meaning

    Section, Department

Words Related to 文部 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

Words Related to 文部 Through the Kanji 部

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 部 as well.

  • word

    全部

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    部

    Meaning

    Club

  • word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    部門

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    部下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    部隊

    Meaning

    Unit

  • word

    幹部

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    部品

    Meaning

    Parts

  • word

    警部

    Meaning

    Inspector

  • word

    南部

    Meaning

    South

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    部落

    Meaning

    Hamlet

  • word

    北部

    Meaning

    North

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

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