Meaning

Primary

English Writing

Alternative

English Composition

Word Type

noun

Explanation

England writing is English Writing (or if you want to be fancy, English Composition).

Reading

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

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 英文を読む

    to read text written in English

    英文を作る

    to write a sentence in English, to write a composition in English

    英文を聞く

    to listen to English text

Context Sentences

ここに日本語で文をかいて、その下に英文でやくを付けてください。

Please write the sentence in Japanese here and add its English translation below it.

わたしの母は高校の英語の先生になるために、大学で英文科をそつ業したそうです。

I heard that my mother graduated from the Department of English Compositions in college in order to become a high school English teacher.

ねぇ、忙しいところ悪いんだけどさ、この英文の翻訳にちょっと手こずっちゃってるんだよね。手伝ってもらえないかな?

Hey, sorry to bother you, but I am kind of stuck on these English sentence translations. Could you help me?

Kanji Composition