How to say 'Writing' in Japanese | 文章

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The Japanese word for Writing is 'Bunshou', written as 文章 in Japanese.'Writing' in hiragana is ぶんしょう.

word

文章

Meaning

Writing

Reading

ぶんしょう

bunshou

Kanji

文Sentence 章Chapter, Badge

Explanation

The Japanese noun '文章 (ぶんしょう)' refers to a piece of writing or a written composition. It is commonly used to describe sentences, paragraphs, essays, or any structured written text. This term emphasizes the arrangement and expression of ideas through written language. For example: His writing is very clear「彼の文章はとてもわかりやすい」(かれのぶんしょうはとてもわかりやすい). I enjoy reading her essays「彼女の文章を読むのが好きです」(かのじょのぶんしょうをよむのがすきです). The word can also imply the style or quality of writing, such as in '文章が上手 (ぶんしょうがじょうず)' (good at writing).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1319

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 文章

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

文

Meaning

Sentence

kanji

章

Meaning

Chapter, Badge

Words Related to 文章 Through the Kanji 文

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

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文化

Meaning

Culture

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文字

Meaning

Character, Letter

word

作文

Meaning

Composition

word

文

Meaning

Sentence

word

文学

Meaning

Literature

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

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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 文章 Through the Kanji 章

This Word contains the Kanji 章 as well.

word

章

Meaning

Chapter

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