Japanese symbol for “grammar”
文法
ぶんぽう
Romaji: bunpou
grammar
In Japanese, grammar is 文法, read ぶんぽう (bunpou).
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Meanings
- n grammar
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “grammar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 語法 | ごほう gohou | diction; grammar; syntax |
| グラマー | グラマー guramaa | grammar |
| 文典 | ぶんてん bunten | grammar |
| 文法書 | ぶんぽうしょ bunpousho | grammar (book) |
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 |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
See also: Chinese symbol for “grammar”.
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.