Illustration: At a neighborhood writing workshop, an author hands the final sheet of a short composition to a reader already holding the preceding sheets. The reader's absorbed expression has just turned into a surprised laugh, while the author watches nervously for the reaction.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

文ぶん章しょう

bunshou

writing, passage

For one sentence, 文 is more common. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは文章ぶんしょうがうまい。

    She is a good writer.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは文章ぶんしょうがうまい。

    He is a good writer.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 以下いかの文章ぶんしょうを読よんで下ください。

    Please read the text below.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 文章

  • 文sentence; literatureOnブン・モンKunふみ・あや
  • 章badge; chapterOnショウ

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