人じん文ぶん

also: じんもん

じ

ん

ぶ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

humanities; human culture; civilization

Refers broadly to human culture, civilization, and the humanities as a field of study. Often used in compounds like 人文科学 (humanities) or 人文地理 (human geography).

彼かれは大だい学がくで人じん文ぶん科か学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in the humanities at university.
この地ち域いき

の

人じん

文ぶん

地ち

理り

に

つい

て

研けん

究きゅう

し

て

い

ます

。

I am researching the human geography of this region.

Written forms

人文Usage100%
- じんぶん
  Standard kanji form; the reading じんぶん is the most common.
- じんもん
  Alternate reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
じんもん

Kanji

人person
文sentence, literature, style

Similar words

文ぶん化か
文化 (culture) is a more common, everyday term for culture, while 人文 is more academic and often refers to the humanities or human civilization as a broad concept.
文ぶん明めい
文明 (civilization) emphasizes technological and societal advancement, whereas 人文 focuses on humanistic aspects like art, literature, and philosophy.

Etymology

Compound of 人 (human) and 文 (culture, letters), referring to human culture and the humanities. The reading じんぶん is standard; じんもん is a rare alternative.