長文

長文

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長	文
ちょう Grade: 2	ぶん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーぶん [chòóbúń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːbɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

長(ちょう)文(ぶん) • (chōbun)  (historical kana ちやうぶん)

1. long text; lengthy text

   長文(ちょうぶん)失礼(しつれい)しました。

   Chōbun shitsurei shimashita.

   Please forgive me for writing so much.

Coordinate terms

• 短文(たんぶん) (tanbun)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN