JLPT N4 · School & study

作文

さくぶん

composition; essay

Stroke order of 作文

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

作 · 7 strokes文 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A 亻 person who 作 makes 文 writing produces an essay.

Parts: 作 make (亻 person + 乍) + 文 writing/sentence

The characters in 作文

文ぶん — sentence (4 strokes)

Example sentence

夏休みについて作文を書きました。

なつやすみについてさくぶんをかきました。

I wrote an essay about the summer holidays.

Words with 作

作業work; task 作るto make 作成drawing up; creating 副作用side effect 作者author; writer 作品work 作法etiquette 製作production 操作operation

Words with 文

文sentence 文学literature 文化culture 文句complaint 論文thesis; paper 文法grammar 注文order 文章writing; text 文書document

More words: School & study

教室classroom 勉強study 教えるto teach; to tell 習うto learn 漢字kanji 字character; handwriting 質問question 答えるto answer 問題problem; question 研究所research institute 実験experiment 文学literature 発音pronunciation 私立private (school etc.)高校high school 英会話English conversation

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