Word Meaning ジャガタラ文

じゃがたらぶみ jagatarabumi

ジャガタラ文 is read as じゃがたらぶみ (jagatarabumi) and means letters from exiled Europeans in Jakarta to their Japanese wives and half-Japanese children (during the Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. letters from exiled Europeans in Jakarta to their Japanese wives and half-Japanese children (during the Edo period)

Reading

Kana

じゃがたらぶみ

Romaji

jagatarabumi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 92048 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本文

ほんぶん

text (of a book, document, etc.)

作文

さくぶん

formal writing with little real meaning

注文

ちゅうもん

order (for an item)

英文

えいぶん

English literature

人文

じんぶん

humanity

漢文

かんぶん

writing composed entirely of kanji

ふみ

letter

古文

こぶん

ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)

前文

ぜんぶん

opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)

ぶん

sentence

一文

いちもん

one mon (unit of currency)

公文

こうぶん

official document