1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
stinginess;miserliness
一文惜しみの百知らず。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Other forms
一文惜み 【いちもんおしみ】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
formal or literary term
letter;note;mail
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
formal or literary term
book;writings
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
poetical term
literary arts;learning;scholarship
Other forms
書 【ふみ】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
sentence
私の後について各文を復唱しなさい。
Repeat each sentence after me.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
composition;text;writings
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts);academia;literature
文は武に勝る。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
computing
statement
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
(family) crest;coat of arms
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
pattern;figure
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
playing card suit (in karuta)
Other forms
文 【もん】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
figure;design
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
綾
twill weave;pattern of diagonal stripes
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
style (of writing);figure (of speech)
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
design;plot;plan
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
minor market fluctuation;technical correction
6
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
abbreviation
cat's cradle
7
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
abbreviation
lease rod (in a loom)
Other forms
文 【あや】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
historical term
mon;one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870)
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
mon;traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
letter;character;sentence
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
abbreviation
scripture;incantation