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作文 (さくぶん) — essay | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

作文

さくぶん

N5

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1essay
2composition
3writing (an essay, prose, etc.)
4formal writing with little real meaning

Example sentence

日本語で作文を書きました。

にほんごでさくぶんをかきました。

I wrote an essay in Japanese.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

作Make, Production, Prepare7 strokes 文Sentence, Literature, Style4 strokes

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