和文

héwén
noun #26,800

Meanings

  1. 1 Japanese text
  2. 2 Japanese writing
  3. 3 Japanese language (written)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā néng liúlì de yuèdú héwén zīliào.
He can fluently read materials written in Japanese.
HSK 6
Zhè běn shū de yuánbǎn shì héwén, hòulái bèi fānyì chéng Zhōngwén.
The original edition of this book was in Japanese and was later translated into Chinese.

Tips

history
和 is an old Chinese name for Japan (和国 or 大和). 和文 therefore means 'Japanese writing.' This usage is more common in formal, literary, or academic Chinese contexts.

Stroke Order

和 hé
文 wén