adverb
literally; to the letter
Used as an adverb to emphasize that something is exactly as stated, without exaggeration or metaphor.
彼の言ったことを文字通りに受け取ってはいけない。
You shouldn't take what he said literally.
その指示を文
I carried out the instructions to the letter.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used as a no-adjective to describe something as being in the exact, word-for-word sense.
それは文字通りの意味ではない。
That is not the literal meaning.