Vocabulary

What does 文献 (ぶんけん, bunken) mean?

文献 (ぶんけん, bunken) means literature, reference documents.

Quick facts
Readingぶんけん
Romajibunken
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ぶんけん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbunken

literature, reference documents

  1. 1noun literature; books (reference); document

Example sentences

  • I searched for old documents at the library.

  • I gathered references for my thesis.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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