Japanese symbol for “ba”
文学士
ぶんがくし
Romaji: bungakushi
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
In Japanese, ba is 文学士, read ぶんがくし (bungakushi).
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Meanings
- n Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item) |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 文章 | ぶんしょう bunshou | writing; composition; essay |
| 論文 | ろんぶん ronbun | thesis; essay; treatise |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 弁護士 | べんごし bengoshi | lawyer; attorney |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ba”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.