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JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

文ぶん学がく

bungaku

literature

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはフランス文学ぶんがくを専攻せんこうしている。

    She majors in French literature.

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  2. 私わたしは君きみほど文学ぶんがくに興味きょうみはない。

    I am not as interested in literature as you.

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  3. 文学ぶんがくの講義こうぎをする。

    Give a lecture on literature.

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Kanji in 文学

  • 文sentence; literatureOnブン・モンKunふみ・あや
  • 学study; learningOnガクKunまなぶ

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