Word Meaning 文武

ぶんぶ bumbu

文武 is read as ぶんぶ (bumbu) and means literary and military arts.

Meaning

English

literary and military arts
the pen and the sword

Reading

Kana

ぶんぶ

Romaji

bumbu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 17319 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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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

文は武に勝る

ぶんはぶにまさる

the pen is mightier than the sword

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

允文允武

いんぶんいんぶ

being versed in the literary and military arts

西武文理大学

せいぶぶんりだいがく

Bunri University of Hospitality

文章

ぶんしょう

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