文化

ぶんか

Culture; civilization

N4noun·bunka

How to remember it

文 (letters/civilization) + 化 (transformation) = the cultivated way of a people.

Example sentences

  • 日本文化に興味があります。

    にほんぶんかにきょうみがあります。

    I am interested in Japanese culture.

  • 文化の違いを理解する。

    ぶんかのちがいをりかいする。

    To understand cultural differences.

Usage

Register-neutral; common compounds include 文化祭 and 文化財.

Related words

習慣伝統歴史文明

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