noun

  1. literature.
  2. the arts, art and literature, liberal arts.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
文芸 ぶんげい
文藝 ぶんげい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sentence, literature, style
ブン モン も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
technique, art, craft
ゲイ き ウン (4th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)