Literature
noun
If you study writing it's called literature. You'll get to study lots of things other people wrote before you!
ぶんがく
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
文学をよむいみとは何だろうか。
What’s the significance of reading literature?
わたしは大学で、イギリス文学をせんこうしていました。
I was majoring in English literature in university.
村上春樹の作品は、純文学のふりをした大衆文学だと思います。
I think Haruki Murakami's work is pop literature pretending to be pure literature.