JLPT N4Kanji compounds

文化

Readingぶんかbunka

Meaning
ある社会で育まれた習慣・芸術・考え方の全体
Explanation
「文化(ぶんか)」 is the whole of customs, arts, and ways of thinking nurtured in a certain society. It is used as in 「日本の文化」(Japanese culture). It does not refer to the form of letters or the name of a school subject.
Original Japanese explanation

「文化(ぶんか)」は、ある社会で育まれた習慣・芸術・考え方の全体のことです。「日本の文化」のように使います。文字の形式や、学校の科目の名前を指すのではありません。

Examples
  • 日本の文化

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