文 ブン • モン ふみ • あや sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67) Grade Level 1 4 Strokes ➥
前文 ぜんぶん the above sentence; the foregoing remark n preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.) n opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.) n Advanced ➥
正文 せいぶん しょうもん main text (as opposed to any included commentary or annotations) n authentic text (e.g. of a treaty, as opposed to any translation not specified as authentic) n law Chinese classical literature n authentic text (as opposed to a copy or duplicate) n Advanced ➥