• 文章ぶんしょう — sentence / composition
• 作文さくぶん — writing / composition
• 文学ぶんがく — literature
• 文書ぶんしょ — document
• 文字もじ — character / letter
• 文句もんく — complaint / phrase

The character “文” originally depicted a pattern or design carved into the chest of a person. Over time, it came to mean writing, text, style, and culture. It’s a common kanji in words related to expression and communication.

日本にほんの文化ぶんかを学まなびたいです。
I want to learn about Japanese culture.

文ぶんをよく読よんでください。
Please read the sentence carefully.

The usual reading of this kanji is “bun” as in “bunshō” (sentence) or “bungaku” (literature). In some words like “monku” (complaint), the reading changes to “mon” — this shift happens often in Japanese, depending on the compound.