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Dictionary: “文明”

文明

ぶんめい

civilization; civilisation; culture

Example sentence

The nineteenth century was the age of the white man's civilization.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

文
On
ぶん;もん
Kun
ふみ;あや
Stroke count
4

・sentence

・literature

・style

・art

・decoration

・figures

・plan

・literary radical (no. 67)

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明
On
めい;みょう;みん
Kun
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
Stroke count
8

・bright

・light

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