Illustration: In a neighborhood reading group, a reader holds a narrow excerpt slip beside a complete manuscript opened toward her. A second reader points first to the slip’s place within the manuscript and then along the surrounding passage, helping her reconsider what she has read.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

文ぶん脈みゃく

bunmyaku

context of a word or passage

Example sentences

  1. 言葉ことばの意味いみは文脈ぶんみゃくによって変かわりうる。

    The meaning of words can change according to their context.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 単語たんごの意味いみはそれが使つかわれている文脈ぶんみゃくで決きまる。

    The meaning of a word is determined by the context where it is used.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この文ぶんの文脈ぶんみゃくとか言いわんとすることがよく分わかんないんだけど。

    I don’t really understand the context or the intended meaning of this sentence.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 文脈

  • 文sentence; literatureOnブン・モンKunふみ・あや
  • 脈vein; pulseOnミャクKunすじ

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