Nounwriting; composition; essay; article; passage; prose; (writing) style · sentence

Nounculture; civilization; civilisation · Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

Nounliterature

Noungrammar

Nounsentence · composition; text; writings · the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature

Nouncomplaint; grumbling; objection · phrase; words; expression

Nounletter (of an alphabet); character · writing

Nouncivilization; civilisation; culture · Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

Nounletter; note; mail · book; writings · literary arts; learning; scholarship

Noun(family) crest; coat of arms · pattern; figure · playing card suit (in karuta)

Nounhumanities and social sciences; liberal arts · faculty of humanities; school of liberal arts

Nounbunraku; Japanese puppet theatre (theater)

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

Nounliterature · the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

Nounliterature; books (reference); document

Nounlibrary; book collection · paperback book

Nounwritten language; literary language · classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese

Nounliterary style · form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)

Nounliterary world; literary circles

Nounin the sentence; in the text · Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbcorrespondence; exchange of letters

Nounliterary art; literary activity; writing

NounMinistry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

Nouncontext (of a passage); line of thought · context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'civilian

Nouncontents of a document (esp. of a letter)

Noundocument; writing; letter; papers; notes; records; archives · document addressed to someone

Nouneducation; culture

NounMinister of Education, Science and Culture

Nounpattern; design

Nounstationery

Nouncultural assets; cultural property

Nounscholar of literature; literary person; man of letters · writer

NounMinistry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

Nounstationery

Nounperson of culture; cultured person

NounAgency for Cultural Affairs

Adverb (fukushi)literally; to the letter · literal

NounOrder of Culture (Japan); Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)

Nouncultural heritage

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'undisputed; entirely; perfect

NounMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun(enervating) attraction to books or learning

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Nounelegant or refined style

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)grammatical

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)literary

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

Nouncommon orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

Nounmonme (unit of weight, 3.75 g) · monme; Edo-period silver coin worth between 1/50th and 1/80th of a ryō