Quick answer
文 is the kanji for "Art / Plan / Style". A common reading is ふみ (fumi). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Art / Plan / Style
Also : Art · Plan · Style · Figures · Sentence · Literature
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 文 represents 'SENTENCE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of sentence.
On-reading: ぶん — remember this sound by associating it with sentence. Kun-reading: ふみ.
Example Sentences
この文の意味がわかりません。
このぶんのいみがわかりません。
I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.
日本語の作文を書きました。
にほんごのさくぶんをかきました。
I wrote a composition in Japanese.
Vocabulary using 文
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