文 学(ぶんがく)作 品(さくひん)

ぶんがくさくひん

noun

literary work

art education

1. literary work; work of literature

Covers novels, poetry, drama, and other literary forms.

日本(にほん)の文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん)を読(よ)んでみたい。

I want to try reading Japanese literary works.

この文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん)は多(おお)くの言語(げんご)に翻訳(ほんやく)されている。

This literary work has been translated into many languages.

授業(じゅぎょう)で近代(きんだい)文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん)を分析(ぶんせき)するレポートを書(か)くことになった。

I have to write a report analyzing modern literary works for class.

Composed of 文学(ぶんがく) (literature) + 作品(さくひん) (work, piece). A general term encompassing all forms of written artistic expression including novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and drama.

Common collocations

近代(きんだい)文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん): modern literary work
古典(こてん)文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん): classical literary work
文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん)を読(よ)む: to read a literary work
文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん)を分析(ぶんせき)する: to analyze a literary work
代表的(だいひょうてき)な文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん): representative literary work

Similar words

著作(ちょさく): written work (broader, includes non-literary writing)
小説(しょうせつ): novel (specific literary form)
作品(さくひん): work (generic, applies to any creative field)
名作(めいさく): masterpiece (evaluative, not genre-specific)

Related Words

Compare: 著作(ちょさく) (written work)

Compare: 小説(しょうせつ) (novel)

Compare: 名作(めいさく) (masterpiece)

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