- bungei literature; the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Used in formal or written Japanese for literary arts as a cultural field, not for ordinary reading material.
彼女は文芸に深い関心がある。
Kanojo wa bungei ni fukai kanshin ga aru.
She has a deep interest in literature.
この雑誌は文芸を扱っている。
Kono zasshi wa bungei o atsukatte iru.
This magazine covers literature.
⚖️ Often confused with 文学 (bungaku), which means literature as written works, while 文芸 is broader arts and letters.
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