作文

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 夏休みの思い出を作文に書きました。▶ —
   I wrote about my summer vacation memories in a composition.
2. 日本語で作文を書くのは難しいです。▶ —
   Writing a composition in Japanese is difficult.

Collocations

Mnemonic

作文 sakubun — 作 (to make, to compose) + 文 (writing, sentence). Composing writing — a composition, an essay. 文 is the same kanji as in K-76's 文章, P4's 文法, and P4's 文明 — the 文-family of writing words. 作 is the kanji of 作る (to make).

Quick check

1. What do the kanji of 作文 picture together?

   • composing a piece of writing
   • erasing writing
   • reading writing
   • memorizing writing