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ぶん
JLPT:N3
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1

A sentence: a unit of words expressing a complete thought, typically ended with a full stop.

Noun

Examples

短い文を書いてください。

Please write a short sentence.

彼の説明は文が長くてわかりにくい。

His explanation consists of long sentences and is hard to follow.

これは疑問文ですか、それとも平叙文ですか。

Is this an interrogative sentence or a declarative sentence?

2

A piece of writing or text; a written composition or the style/content of writing.

Noun

Examples

古い文を現代語に訳すのは難しい。

Translating old texts into modern language is difficult.

彼女の文は簡潔で読みやすい。

Her writing is concise and easy to read.

その雑誌にはさまざまな文が載っている。

That magazine contains various texts/articles.

3

The literary or scholarly arts (as opposed to military arts); the world of letters.

Noun

Examples

彼は文に優れた学者として知られている。

He is known as a scholar distinguished in the literary arts.

江戸時代は文と武の価値観が重視された時代だ。

The Edo period valued both literary and martial virtues.

若手作家が文を通じて社会問題を訴えた。

A young writer used literature to raise social issues.

4

In computing, a statement or instruction unit in programming (e.g., if-statement, for-statement).

NounComputing

Examples

このプログラムにはif文が多用されている。

This program makes frequent use of if-statements.

C言語では各文の末尾にセミコロンを付ける必要がある。

In C, you need to put a semicolon at the end of each statement.