Japanese symbol for “cultural”
文化的
ぶんかてき
Romaji: bunkateki
cultural
In Japanese, cultural is 文化的, read ぶんかてき (bunkateki).
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Meanings
- adj-na cultural
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cultural”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化系 | ぶんかけい bunkakei | cultural |
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 |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; 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.