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文ぶん明めい
Meanings
Noun
1. civilization; civilisation; culture
2. Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Kanji used
文
written sentence
明
bright
Pitch accent
ぶ
んめい
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Used in: 1363
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)
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
civilized person; civilized people
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
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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.
Imagination is the root of all civilization.
Civilization is now threatened by nuclear war.
It was the triumph of civilization over force.
European civilization had its birth in these lands.
The opening of the country had a great influence on Japanese civilization.
Oil has played an important part in the progress of civilization.
I learned many things about Greek culture.
The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.
If it were not for electricity, our civilized life would be impossible.
Our mode of life has changed since the introduction of European civilization.
Though the Incas built up a great civilization, they had no system of writing.
The nineteenth century was the age of the white man's civilization.