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    3. 書簡

    書簡

    書しょ簡かん

    letter

    KMT5News #6+1NounLiteratureKanji Vocab28 strokes

    書翰

    しょかん

    Noun

    1.
    letter, note, epistle, correspondence

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは友ゆう人じんに書しょ簡かんを送おくった。

    He sent a letter to his friend.

    KMT4Daily Life
    歴れき史し的てきな書しょ簡かんは、当とう時じの社しゃ会かい状じょう況きょうを知しる貴き重ちょうな資し料りょうとなる。

    Historical letters become valuable materials for understanding the social conditions of that time.

    KMT5HistoryLiterature
    その外がい交こう官かんは、各かっ国こく首しゅ脳のうに平へい和わを訴うったえる書しょ簡かんを送そう付ふした。

    The diplomat sent letters appealing for peace to the heads of various countries.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには、登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつの心しん情じょうが書しょ簡かん形けい式しきで描えがかれている作さく品ひんが多おおい。

    In classical literature, there are many works where characters' feelings are depicted in letter form.

    KMT6LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    作さっ家かが残のこした書しょ簡かんは、彼かれの思し想そうや創そう作さく過か程ていを理り解かいする上うえで重じゅう要ようだ。

    Letters left by a writer are important for understanding his thoughts and creative process.

    KMT6LiteratureHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
    簡
    えら.ぶ・ふだ…(2)
    simplicity・brevity
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