文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん)

ぶんがくさくひん
noun
literary work
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)
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