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文学雑誌 (ぶんがくざっし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

文ぶん学がく雑ざっ誌し

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Meanings

1

literary magazine

A magazine focused on literature, including novels, poetry, criticism, and essays.

彼かれは有ゆう名めいな文ぶん学がく雑ざっ誌しに短たん編ぺん小しょう説せつを

投とう

稿こう

し

た

。

He submitted a short story to a famous literary magazine.

Kanji

文sentence, literature, style
学study, learning, science
雑miscellaneous
誌document, records

Related words

文ぶん芸げい誌し
文芸誌 is a near-synonym also meaning 'literary magazine'; 文学雑誌 is slightly more formal and explicitly refers to literature (文学), while 文芸誌 can encompass broader arts.

Built from

文ぶん学がく+雑ざっ誌し

Etymology

Compound of 文学 (ぶんがく, 'literature') and 雑誌 (ざっし, 'magazine').