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文学

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

文学 — “literature”

文学 (read ぶんがく) means literature. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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ぶんがく

Meaning

literature

文学 in a sentence

日本にほん文学ぶんがくに興味きょうみがあります。

I am interested in Japanese literature.

The kanji in 文学

文writing, sentence
学to learn; study

Words that share a kanji with 文学

作文さくぶん— essay; composition
文章ぶんしょう— sentence, text
注文するちゅうもんする— to order (goods, food)
文化ぶんか— culture
文ぶん— sentence
文法ぶんぽう— grammar
注文ちゅうもん— order, request
文明ぶんめい— civilization

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