WORD DETAIL
文書
ぶんしょ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
文書(ぶんしょ) is a noun for recorded material that serves as the head of a noun phrase. - Basic usage: In
文書にまとめる, the noun is the resulting format for meeting decisions; in古い文書を傷めない, it denotes an existing record being protected.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Result-marking particle
- In
内容を文書にまとめる,にmarks the format into which the content is organized, not an object being organized. By contrast,文書を傷めないusesをfor the document itself.
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