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文化遺産 (bunkaisan) Japanese meaning: cultural heritage | Kotomora
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This temple is registered as a World Cultural Heritage site.
Activities to protect local cultural heritage are spreading.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 文ぶん 化か 遺い 産さん に 登とう 録ろく する to register something as a cultural heritage site
That shrine was registered as a cultural heritage site.
文ぶん 化か 遺い 産さん を 保ほ 護ご する to protect/preserve cultural heritage
文ぶん 化か 遺い 産さん を 後こう 世せい に 残のこ す to pass cultural heritage down to future generations
Kanji 文 sentence, literature, style 化 change, take the form of, influence 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve 産 products, bear, give birth Related words 世界遺産 is the UNESCO designation covering both cultural and natural sites, while 文化遺産 refers specifically to man-made cultural heritage.
文化遺産 is the broader term for cultural heritage, often used in global or UNESCO contexts, while 文化財 refers to specific items legally designated and protected under Japanese law.
Etymology Compound of 文化 (culture) and 遺産 (inheritance, legacy). The term is a modern calque from English 'cultural heritage', widely adopted in international and domestic heritage discourse.
The government provides funding to protect valuable cultural heritage.
This technique should be preserved as cultural heritage for future generations.
