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Japanese symbol for “cultural”

Romaji: bunkateki
cultural

In Japanese, cultural is , read (bunkateki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na cultural

Kanji and stroke order

sentence, literature, style
on: ブン、モン
kun: ふみ、あや
4 strokes · JLPT 3
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “cultural”

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんかけい bunkakeicultural

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
もじ mojiletter (of an alphabet); character
ちゅうもん chuumonorder (for an item)
ぶんしょ bunshodocument; writing; letter
ぶんしょう bunshouwriting; composition; essay
ろんぶん ronbunthesis; essay; treatise
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “cultural”.

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.

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