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一文

Reading

Kana: いちぶん
Romaji: ichibun
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Definition

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(a) sentence

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Example Sentences

(かれ)無一文(むいちもん)だ。
➥He is as poor as a rat.
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一文惜(いちもんお)しみの(ひゃく)()らず。
➥Penny wise, pound foolish.
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この一文(いちぶん)説明(せつめい)してください。
➥Please explain this sentence to me.
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一文惜(いちもんお)しみの(ひゃく)(うしな)い。
➥Penny-wise and pound-foolish.
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(わたし)一文無(いちぶんな)しになった。
➥I've run out of money.
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(かれ)一文(いちぶん)なしだ((かれ)破産(はさん)した)。
➥He's broke.
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