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文ぶん明めい
Meanings
Noun
1. civilization; civilisation; culture
It was humans who supported the civilization of that time.
2. Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Kanji used
文
written sentence
明
bright
Pitch accent
ぶ
んめい
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Used in: 1558
Composed of
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
civilized person; civilized people
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
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Examples (21 in total)
Love is the miracle of civilization.
Civilization stopped advancing.
The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.
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