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日本文学, にほんぶんがく

  • nihonbungaku

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • Japanese literature

Examples of 日本文学,にほんぶんがく in a Sentence

彼は日本文学の研究者だ。
He's a student of Japanese literature.
日本語のむずかしさが、一握りの外国人を除いてすべての外国人が、原語で日本文学に近づくのを妨げている。
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
彼女は初めから日本文学に好意を抱いている。
She has a bias toward Japanese literature.
彼はＵＣＬＡで日本文学に関して一連の講義をした。
He gave a series of lectures on Japanese literature at UCLA.
日本文学は、その美しさと豊かさにもかかわらず、西欧ではまだ不十分にしか知られていない。
Japanese literature, in spite of its beauty and riches, is as yet inadequately known in the West.

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