碑文

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 碑文. Reading: ひぶん. Core meaning: inscription; epitaph.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 博物館で石碑の碑文を写し取った / 物語の旅人は古代の碑文を解読しようとする.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Inscription and epitaph
  • 碑文 broadly means text inscribed on stone or a monument. The English “epitaph” is narrower, especially text on a gravestone, so it should not be applied to every inscription.