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Kanji for Letters
The kanji for “letters” is 文, read bun and written in 4 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
letters
Writing, literature and culture; a love of words and learning.
4 strokes On reading ブン、モン (bun, mon) Kun reading ふみ、あや (fumi, aya) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aya, fu, fumi, bun
In Japan it appears in about 1,150 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 文: Steven 寿知文 · Stephen 寿知文 · Florance 文路藍寿 · Randolph 藍努瑠文 · Francisco 文藍詞寿心 · Francoise 文藍寿央透 · Florentino 文路蓮千野 · Adolph 瑛道瑠文 · Alfred 安瑠文怜道 · Alfredo 安瑠文怜道 · Wilfred 生瑠文怜道 · Franklin 文藍玖凛 and 7 more
Thinking of a tattoo? A single kanji like these is meaningful on its own, but ask a native speaker to check the exact form and stroke order before you commit.
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