No. 981 in Japanese
文
"文" (ぶん, bun) means "sentence" or "text."
In a sentence
この文はとても簡単です。
This sentence is very simple.
In this context, '文' refers to a 'sentence', representing a complete unit of meaning in written text.
彼女は古い文献を研究しています。
She is researching old manuscripts.
Here, '文' appears in the compound '文献', which means 'literature' or 'manuscripts', focusing on written documents.
彼は日本の文を学んでいます。
He is studying Japanese writing.
In this example, '文' refers to 'writing' or 'text' in a general sense related to language and script.
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