ブンメイ
Meanings
Noun
1. civilization; civilisation; culture
2. Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Pitch accent
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Composed of
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
civilized person; civilized people
Examples (15 in total)
Love is the miracle of civilization.
The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.
The progress of civilization is very rapid.