成文
Chinese
finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (成文) |
成 | 文 | |
| anagram | 文成 | ||
Pronunciation
Verb
成文
- to put in writing
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 成 | 文 |
| せい Grade: 4 |
ぶん Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese compound 成文 (dzyeng mjun, literally “to complete + writing”). Kan'on reading, so probably a later borrowing.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 成 | 文 |
| なり Grade: 4 |
ふみ > ぶみ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 成り (nari, “becoming”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 成る naru “to become”) + 文 (fumi, “writing, document”).[2] The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na̠ɾʲibɯ̟ᵝmʲi]
Noun
成文 • (naribumi)
- (obsolete) starting from the Heian period, an epithet for a person who was assigned to the desired public office, as indicated on his application for office
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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