Meaning of 一文(いちぶん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 一文

Kana Reading いちぶん

Romaji ichibun

Examples of 一文, いちぶん in a sentence

彼の思いつきは一文にもなったことがない。

His ideas never fetched him a nickel.
凍死しそうな乞食が手当てのため、病院に運び込まれた。だが、その乞食は治療費を清算するような金は一文も、もってなかった。

A freezing beggar was brought into the hospital for treatment. However, he didn't have even one cent with which to settle the bill.
この一文を説明してください。

Please explain this sentence to me.

文 JLPT 4

4 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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