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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 章 has 11 strokes and appears in words for major divisions of writing and written text.
• Basic usage: 章 is read しょう, and 文章 is read ぶんしょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Chapters and the scope of a text
  • 次の章 means the next chapter.
  • 長い文章を三つの段落に分けた means dividing a long text into three paragraphs.
  • As this example shows, 文章 can refer to a text containing several paragraphs. It is not limited to a single sentence.