文 Kanji – sentence
The Japanese kanji 文 can mean sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67).
Meaning and Readings
How is 文 read?
文 has the onyomi readings ブン, モン and the kunyomi readings ふみ, あや.
In romaji, these readings can be written as bun, mon, fumi, aya.
Common Japanese Words Using 文
These common Japanese words contain 文. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一文（いちもん） — tiny amount of money, a penny, a cent, a farthing
- 英文（えいぶん） — English writing, English sentence, English text
- 英文学（えいぶんがく） — English(-language) literature
- 横文字（よこもじ） — horizontal script (esp. of a European language), European writing, Roman letters
- 絵文字（えもじ） — emoji
- 漢文（かんぶん） — Chinese classical writing, Chinese classics
- 原文（げんぶん） — original text
- 公文（こうぶん） — official document, archives
- 公文書（こうぶんしょ） — official document, archives
- 作文（さくぶん） — writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition