Word Meaning 文は武に勝る

ぶんはぶにまさる bun ha bu ni masaru

文は武に勝る is read as ぶんはぶにまさる (bun ha bu ni masaru) and means the pen is mightier than the sword.

Meaning

English

the pen is mightier than the sword

Reading

Kana

ぶんはぶにまさる

Romaji

bun ha bu ni masaru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 45270 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

文武

ぶんぶ

literary and military arts

文武百官

ぶんぶひゃっかん

all the officials, both military and civil

文武両道

ぶんぶりょうどう

being accomplished in both the literary and military arts

文武官

ぶんぶかん

civil and military officers

文武不岐

ぶんぶふき

scholarship and swordsmanship are one and the same

文武兼備

ぶんぶけんび

well up in both literary and military (martial) arts

西武文理大学

せいぶぶんりだいがく

Bunri University of Hospitality

允文允武

いんぶんいんぶ

being versed in the literary and military arts

文章

もんぞう

sentence

文部省

もんぶしょう

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

文化的

ぶんかてき

cultural

文芸

ぶんげい

literature

Example Sentences

文は武に勝る。

The pen is mightier than the sword.