Meaning

Primary

Writing

Alternative

Sentence

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

By itself, can also just mean sentence, especially in grammatical contexts.

Reading

ぶん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses one of the readings you learned for the kanji: ぶん. You can remember this by thinking how whenever you're working on your writing, eating a bun (ぶん) helps you write better sentences.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • ぎもん文

    an interrogative sentence

    しつもん文

    a question, an interrogative sentence

    せつめい文

    an explanatory statement

Context Sentences

文をかくのが上手ですね。

You're great at writing.

データや文を入力します。

I enter data and sentences.

さいきんはAIのほうが人々よりも上手な文をかく。

AI writes better sentences than people these days.

Kanji Composition