Japanese symbol for “philology”
文献学
ぶんけんがく
Romaji: bunkengaku
philology
In Japanese, philology is 文献学, read ぶんけんがく (bunkengaku).
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Meanings
- n philology
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “philology”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フィロロジー | フィロロジー firorojii | philology |
| 博言学 | はくげんがく hakugengaku | linguistics; philology |
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 |
| 貢献 | こうけん kouken | contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause) |
| 文献 | ぶんけん bunken | literature; books (reference); document |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “philology”.
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.