Japanese

さくぶん
Meaning: composition; essay; writing
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

作
文

Example sentences

I wrote an essay for summer homework.
この作文は直しが多すぎて、もう一度書き直したほうがいい。
This essay has too many corrections; it's better to rewrite it.
作文を清書して先生に提出した
I made a clean copy of the essay and submitted it to the teacher.
先生に作文を添削してもらった。
I had my teacher correct my essay.
先生は作文を書くとき放胆小心の方法を教えてくれた
The teacher taught me the method of being bold first then careful when writing compositions.

Usage Notes

Refers to the act of writing a composition or the composition itself, often in an academic context.

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