Literature in Japanese

"literature" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

文学

bungaku

2 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "literature". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Reading: bun

4 strokes · beautiful, wisdom

Where it comes from

Pattern of tattoo. Design, character.

What it carries

Culture, literature, civilization. Represents intellectual activity.

Related kanji for "literature"

god of literature(also: star)

kei · mysterious, nature

Combines 'big' (大) with 'pointed gem' (圭), representing a constellation name and god of literature.

The most common kanji for "literature" is 文, read as bun. It means sentence, literature, style. Related kanji: 奎 (god of literature).

文 has 4 strokes.