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文化 (ぶんか, bunka) Japanese meaning: culture | Kotomora
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I am interested in Japanese culture.
Understanding different cultures is important.
Usage patterns 文ぶん 化か を 守まも る to preserve/protect a culture
Efforts continue to preserve the region's traditional culture.
文ぶん 化か を 継けい 承しょう する to pass down a culture to later generations
We want to pass this culture down to the younger generation.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 文ぶん 化か に 触ふ れる to experience/come into contact with the culture of a place
By studying abroad, I was able to experience the culture of another country.
文ぶん 化か が 発はっ 展てん する for a culture to develop/flourish
A unique culture developed in this region.
Kanji 文 sentence, literature, style 化 change, take the form of, influence Related words· 7 文明 (civilization) emphasizes technological and material progress of a society, while 文化 (culture) focuses on its spiritual, artistic, and intellectual achievements.
伝統 refers specifically to customs and practices handed down over generations, while 文化 is the broader whole of a society's arts, ideas, and way of life.
風習 refers to concrete local customs or habits, while 文化 is the larger, more abstract concept encompassing such customs along with art and thought.
文化 is the native Japanese word for culture and is standard in formal or academic writing, while カルチャー is a loanword favored in casual or trendy contexts and compounds like カルチャーショック.
Show 3 more 文化 is the everyday word for culture, while 人文 is a more academic term referring to human civilization or the humanities as a field of study.
文化 refers to culture in general, whereas 伝統文化 narrows the focus to culture that has been handed down through generations.
文化 refers broadly to culture, whereas 文教 specifically pairs education with cultural administration, as in 文教地区.
Don't confuse with 文科 (same reading ぶんか) means the humanities/liberal-arts department of study, quite different from 文化 (culture, civilization).
分化 (also read ぶんか) means differentiation or specialization, unlike 文化 which means culture or civilization.
文化 means 'culture' in a general sense, whereas 古代文明 specifically denotes a large-scale ancient civilization with its own social structure, technology, and culture combined.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese word composed of 文 (writing, literature, refinement) and 化 (change, transformation), originally meaning 'to transform through refinement'. The modern sense of 'culture' was influenced by Western concepts in the Meiji period.
文学 refers specifically to literature (novels, poetry, drama) as an art form or field of study, while 文化 refers more broadly to the customs, arts, and way of life of a society.
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N3
school festival; cultural festival
different culture; foreign culture
Show 7 more many cultures; multiple cultures · multicultural
person of culture; cultured person
cultural history
cultural sphere; cultural area
cultural; culture-oriented
bunkafu; tablature notation for shamisen
heavy double-handled rice pot
