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Meaning of 文明 in Japanese
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文明JLPT 3
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Kana Readingぶんめい
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Romajibunmei
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- civilization; civilisation; culture
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
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Examples of 文明, ぶんめい in a sentence
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Scratch a Russian and find a Tartar.
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To renew and rebuild civilization and save the world from suicide.
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Civilization is now threatened by nuclear war.
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文明の進歩がとても速い。
The progress of civilization is very rapid.
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The more civilization advances, the more people long for nature.
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As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
Related Kanji
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
明
JLPT 4
8 strokes
bright, light
On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン
Kun'Yomi: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす