Word Meaning 文明

ぶんめい bummei

文明 is read as ぶんめい (bummei) and means Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20).

Meaning

English

  1. Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
  2. civilization
  3. civilisation
  4. culture

Reading

Kana

ぶんめい

Romaji

bummei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 未開,野蛮 Rank 3151 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

文明開化

ぶんめいかいか

civilization and enlightenment

文明の利器

ぶんめいのりき

modern convenience

文明史

ぶんめいし

history of civilization

文明諸国

ぶんめいしょこく

civilized world

明文

めいぶん

explicit statement (e.g. law)

明文化

めいぶんか

stipulation

説明文

せつめいぶん

explanatory note

比較文明学会

ひかくぶんめいがっかい

Japan Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations

文書

ぶんじょ

document addressed to someone

文字

もじ

writing

文学

ぶんがく

literature

文字通り

もじどおり

literal

Example Sentences

10

Love is the miracle of civilization.

Love is the miracle of civilization.

The progress of civilization is very rapid.

Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.

The nineteenth century was the age of the white man's civilization.

We live in a civilized society.

All civilized countries are against war.

Greece was the cradle of western civilization.

I learned many things about Greek culture.

Oil has played an important part in the progress of civilization.