Japanese symbol for “realm”

分野

ぶんや

Romaji: bun'ya

field; sphere; realm; division

In Japanese, realm is 分野, read ぶんや (bun'ya).

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Meanings

n field; sphere; realm; division; branch

Kanji and stroke order

分

part, minute of time, segment

on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる

4 strokes · JLPT 4

野

plains, field, rustic

on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-

11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “realm”

Word	Reading	Meaning
国土	こくど kokudo	country; territory; domain
領域	りょういき ryouiki	field; area; domain
場	ば ba	field; discipline; sphere
天地	てんち tenchi	land; world; realm
邦土	ほうど houdo	realm; country

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
自分	じぶん jibun	myself; yourself; oneself
部分	ぶぶん bubun	portion; section; part
気分	きぶん kibun	feeling; mood
半分	はんぶん hanbun	half
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
野球	やきゅう yakyuu	baseball
野菜	やさい yasai	vegetable
野党	やとう yatou	opposition party; the opposition

See also: Chinese symbol for “realm”.

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