文ぶん書しょ

also: もんじょ

ぶ

ん

しょ

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

Broad term for written or printed material, including official documents, letters, notes, and records.

ぎ

の

前まえ

に

文ぶん

書しょ

を

まとめ

た

。

He compiled the documents before the meeting.

2

noun

document addressed to someone (historical)

Only with reading もんじょ

Paleography term; refers to a document specifically addressed to a person, read as もんじょ. Not used in everyday modern Japanese.

書しょ類るい
書類 is more specific to official or formal documents, often used in bureaucratic contexts, while 文書 is a broader term for any written material.
資し料りょう
資料 refers to reference materials or data, whereas 文書 emphasizes the written or documentary nature.

Compound of 文 (ぶん, 'writing') and 書 (しょ, 'document'). The reading もんじょ is a historical variant.