文物|ぶんぶつbunbutsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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  1. noun(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related文化ぶんかNeutralRefers to culture in the broadest sense. 「文物」 covers cultural products such as scholarship, the arts, and institutions, and is often used of historical things.
  • Related文教ぶんきょうWrittenWritten/formal term for culture and education combined, as in 「文教地区」. 「文物」 centers on cultural products and achievements.

For culture in general, say 「文化」. Use 「文物」 for cultural products such as scholarship and institutions handed down historically, as in 「大陸の文物」. 「文教」 pairs culture with education.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 学問がくもん・芸術げいじゅつ・法律ほうりつ・宗教しゅうきょうなど文化ぶんかに関かんするもの。
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