Japanese Conversation · Level 23
90 words
Japanese word
英文
Pronunciation
Romajieibun
Meaning
- nounEnglish text
Example
この英文を読んでください。ko no ei bun o yo n de ku da sa i
Please read this English text.
More examples
その英文は専門的な表現を含んでいます。so no ei bun wa sen mon teki na hyō gen o fuku n de i ma su
That English text contains technical expressions.
Core concept
Presents English in written form as an organized passage that can be read, studied, or used for communication.
Common phrases
英文を書くei bun o ka ku
write an English text
英文を読み上げるei bun o yo mi a ge ru
read an English text aloud
英文の構成ei bun no kō sei
structure of an English text
Definition in Japanese
英語を用いて書かれた一続きの文章や書き物。ei go o mochi i te ka ka re ta hito tsuzu ki no bun shō ya ka ki mono
Word origin
The compound 英文 (eibun) uses 英 (ei, "English") to identify the language and 文 (bun, "writing or text") to identify its written form.
Usage tips
- English text can mean a message in English in everyday usage, but 英文 (eibun) usually points to English writing treated as language material.
Other meanings
- English sentencenoun
- English writingnoun