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finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
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language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
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simp. and trad.
(成文)
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文成
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Pronunciation
Adjective
成文
- in written form
- statutory
Noun
成文
- written material
Verb
成文
- to put in writing
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese compound 成文 (dzyeng mjun, literally “to complete + writing”). Kan'on reading, so probably a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
成文 • (seibun)
- written material, writing
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compound of 成り (nari, “becoming”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 成る naru “to become”) + 文 (fumi, “writing, document”). The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
成文 • (naribumi)
- (obsolete) starting from the Heian period, an epithet for a person who was assigned to the desired public office, as indicated on his application for office
References
Korean
Noun
成文 • (seongmun) (hangeul 성문)
- Hanja form? of 성문) (“written material, writing”).