"文章" meaning in Japanese

See 文章 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː] Forms: 文章 [canonical] (ruby: 文(ふみ), 章(あき)), Fumiaki [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ふみあき}} 文(ふみ)章(あき) • (Fumiaki)
  1. a male given name
    Sense id: en-文章-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 6 6 11 2 17 8 9 5 9 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 6 11 2 17 8 9 5 9 5 4 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 34 30 9 18 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 18 22 15 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 35 19 20 13 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 37 10 23 9 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 45 12 14 16 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 35 19 23 11 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 17 23 13 13

Noun

IPA: [bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː] Forms: 文章 [canonical] (ruby: 文(ぶん), 章(しょう)), bunshō [romanization], bunsyau [romanization], ぶんしやう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぶんしょう|hhira=ぶんしやう}} 文(ぶん)章(しょう) • (bunshō) ^(←ぶんしやう (bunsyau)?)
  1. (grammar) a sentence
    Sense id: en-文章-ja-noun-wuLnAVY0 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Grammar, Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 34 30 9 18 9 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. writing
    Sense id: en-文章-ja-noun-7ocRBeh1
  3. an essay or composition
    Sense id: en-文章-ja-noun-e1dY0YRZ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 34 30 9 18 9
  4. a writing style
    Sense id: en-文章-ja-noun-LOSjqHlL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 文書 (bunsho) (ruby: 文書(ぶんしょ)) [writing, journalism, literature, communications, publishing, media] Derived forms: 文章家: a writer, an essayist, 文章語: literary language (english: i.e. written) 
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "文章家: a writer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "an essayist"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "i.e. written",
      "word": "文章語: literary language"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "文章",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "文",
          "ぶん"
        ],
        [
          "章",
          "しょう"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bunshō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bunsyau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ぶんしやう",
      "roman": "bunsyau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ぶんしょう",
        "hhira": "ぶんしやう"
      },
      "expansion": "文(ぶん)章(しょう) • (bunshō) ^(←ぶんしやう (bunsyau)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 30 9 18 9",
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          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sentence"
      ],
      "id": "en-文章-ja-noun-wuLnAVY0",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "sentence",
          "sentence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) a sentence"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "writing"
      ],
      "id": "en-文章-ja-noun-7ocRBeh1",
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 30 9 18 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an essay or composition"
      ],
      "id": "en-文章-ja-noun-e1dY0YRZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "essay",
          "essay"
        ],
        [
          "composition",
          "composition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a writing style"
      ],
      "id": "en-文章-ja-noun-LOSjqHlL",
      "links": [
        [
          "style",
          "style"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぶんしょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "bunsho",
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        [
          "文書",
          "ぶんしょ"
        ]
      ],
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        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "文書"
    }
  ],
  "word": "文章"
}

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    {
      "form": "文章",
      "ruby": [
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          "文",
          "ふみ"
        ],
        [
          "章",
          "あき"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fumiaki",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper",
        "2": "ふみあき"
      },
      "expansion": "文(ふみ)章(あき) • (Fumiaki)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 6 6 11 2 17 8 9 5 9 5 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 6 6 11 2 17 8 9 5 9 5 4",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 30 9 18 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 18 22 15 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 19 20 13 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 10 23 9 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 12 14 16 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 19 23 11 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 17 23 13 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぶんしょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "文章"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "文章家: a writer"
    },
    {
      "word": "an essayist"
    },
    {
      "english": "i.e. written",
      "word": "文章語: literary language"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "文章",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "文",
          "ぶん"
        ],
        [
          "章",
          "しょう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bunshō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bunsyau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ぶんしやう",
      "roman": "bunsyau",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ぶんしょう",
        "hhira": "ぶんしやう"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a sentence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "sentence",
          "sentence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) a sentence"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "writing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an essay or composition"
      ],
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        [
          "essay",
          "essay"
        ],
        [
          "composition",
          "composition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a writing style"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "style",
          "style"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぶんしょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bunsho",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "文書",
          "ぶんしょ"
        ]
      ],
      "topics": [
        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "文書"
    }
  ],
  "word": "文章"
}

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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "文章",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "文",
          "ふみ"
        ],
        [
          "章",
          "あき"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fumiaki",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper",
        "2": "ふみあき"
      },
      "expansion": "文(ふみ)章(あき) • (Fumiaki)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese given names",
        "Japanese male given names",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "ぶんしょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "文章"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 文章 meaning in Japanese (3.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <span> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "文章"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "文章",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "文章"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "文章",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "文章"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "文章",
  "trace": ""
}

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