文明 (ぶんめい) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "civilization, culture" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

ぶんめい

文明

N

CIVILIZATION, CULTURE (culture)

ぶん文 • LITERATURE

めい明 • BRIGHT

When literature (文) becomes bright (明) and widespread, you have a thriving civilization.

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Kanji Inside 文明 (civilization, culture)

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注文 N

ちゅうもん

文 N

ぶん

sentence, writing, writing

明らか N

あきらか

obvious, evident, clear, evident, clear

明るい i-A

あかるい

bright, cheerful, bright; cheerful

簡明 na-A

かんめい

concise, simple and clear, plain