Word Meaning 文質彬々

ぶんしつひんぴん bunshitsuhimpin

文質彬々 is read as ぶんしつひんぴん (bunshitsuhimpin) and means harmony of refinement and simplicity.

Meaning

English

  1. harmony of refinement and simplicity
  2. harmony of beauty and substance
  3. (perfect) balance of looks and character

Reading

Kana

ぶんしつひんぴん

Romaji

bunshitsuhimpin

Writing Variants

  • 文質彬彬 ぶんしつひんぴん bunshitsuhimpin

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 119725 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

物質文化

ぶっしつぶんか

material culture

文献

ぶんけん

literature

文句

もんく

complaint

文房具

ぶんぼうぐ

stationery

文脈

ぶんみゃく

context (of a passage)

文系

ぶんけい

humanities, social sciences, and fine arts

文化遺産

ぶんかいさん

cultural heritage

文化勲章

ぶんかくんしょう

Order of Culture

文案

ぶんあん

draft (of a document)

文壇

ぶんだん

literary world

文字盤

もじばん

keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.)

文士

ぶんし

man of letters

Example Sentences

1

かれはぶんしつひんぴんとしたひとだ。

He is a person of refined and elegant character.