ぶんしょう

I

[分掌] the division of duties 任務の分担.

¶職務を2つの課で～する

divide office duties among two sections.

II

[文章] 〔文〕

¶彼は～が上手だ

He is a good writer. ; He writes well.

¶～の下手な本

a poorly written book

¶彼女はよい文体の～を書く

She has a good style.

分掌
division of duties
文章
sentence
article

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I

ぶんしょう【分掌】

the division of duties 任務の分担.

¶職務を2つの課で～する

divide office duties among two sections.

II

ぶんしょう【文章】

〔文〕

¶彼は～が上手だ

He is a good writer. ; He writes well.

¶～の下手な本

a poorly written book

¶彼女はよい文体の～を書く

She has a good style.

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I

ぶんしょう【分掌】

division of duties.

～する divide [allot] 《office duties》 《among…》; take partial charge 《of business》.

●この課は会計事務を分掌する. This section deals with accounting. | This is the accounting section [department].

II

ぶんしょう【文相】

〔(旧)文部大臣〕 the Education Minister; the Minister of Education.

III

ぶんしょう【文章】

〔文〕 a composition; a writing; (1 つの文) a sentence; 〔論文〕 an article; an essay; 〔散文〕 prose; 〔文体〕 a style.

●平明な文章 a plain style

・込み入った文章 an involved style

・だらだらした[生き生きした]文章 a slovenly [lively] style

・晦渋(_{かいじゅう})[難解]な文章 an obscure [a recondite] style

・冗漫な文章 a prolix style

・力強い文章 a vigorous [powerful] style

・達意の文章 a clearly-written essay.

●文章が上手[下手]だ write a good [bad] style; write cleverly [poorly]; be clever with one's pen.

●この感動を文章にするのは難しい. These feelings stirred in me are difficult to put down in writing.

・これは文章になっていない. This passage [piece of writing] doesn't make sense.

●文章の組み立て the organization of an essay [a document]

・文章の構造 the structure of a writing [document]

・文章の流れ the sense [drift] of a piece [passage] of writing.

・文章の才がある have a talent for writing; be of a literary turn of mind.

●文章を作る write [make] a composition

・文章を練る[推敲する] polish (up) one's style

・文章を飾る polish up [embellish] one's style

・絵葉書にちょっと文章を添える add a short message to a picture postcard

・気取った文章を書く人 a fancy stylist

・漱石の文章をまねる model one's style on Sōseki

・長い文章を短くまとめる summarize a long passage

・次の文章を読んで各問いに答えなさい. Read the following text and answer the questions.

●ちょっといい文章だね. It is rather good writing.

・彼女の文章は平易で生き生きしている. She possesses an easy, racy style.

・小学生が書いた文章とは思えない立派な作文だ. The essay [composition] is so good that I can't believe it was written by an elementary school child.

文章家 a good [fine, clever] writer; 〔文体家〕 a stylist.

●あの人は文章家だ. He writes a good style. | He is clever with his pen.

文章語 ＝ぶんご.

文章作法 rules of good writing; a writing style guide.

文章術 the art of writing.

文章題 〔算数の〕 a word problem.

文章読本 a writing style guide.

文章力 writing ability.

文章論[構成法] 【文法】 syntax.

IV

ぶんしょう【文証】

written evidence.

V

ぶんしょう【文章】

文章完成法(テスト) 【心理】 a sentence completion test (略: SCT).