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重複文 (じゅうふくぶん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
compound-complex sentence
grammar
A grammatical term for a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Used in Japanese grammar analysis.
Written forms 重複文
じゅうふくぶん
Standard kanji spelling. The reading じゅうふくぶん is the most common modern pronunciation.
ちょうふくぶん
Alternate reading. ちょうふく is a traditional reading of 重複 that is still used by some speakers, but じゅうふく is now more common.
ちょうふくぶん
Kanji 重 heavy, important, esteem duplicate, double, compound
文 sentence, literature, style Similar words 単たん 文ぶん A simple sentence with only one independent clause.
複ふく 文ぶん A complex sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
重じゅう 文ぶん A compound sentence with two or more independent clauses.
Etymology From 重複 (じゅうふく/ちょうふく, 'duplication; overlapping') + 文 (ぶん, 'sentence'). The term describes a sentence structure that combines features of both compound and complex sentences.
