Chinese

Adjective

成文

1. in written form
2. statutory

Noun

成文

1. written material

Verb

成文

1. 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

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) せいぶん [sèébúń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːbɯ̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

成文 ‎(hiragana せいぶん, romaji seibun)

1. 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”).^[2]The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɾibɯᵝmi]

Noun

成文 ‎(hiragana なりぶみ, romaji naribumi)

1. (obsolete) starting from the Heian period, an epithet for a person who was assigned to the desired public office, as indicated on their application for office

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean

Noun

成文 • ‎(seongmun)) ‎(hangeul 성문))

1. Hanja form^? of 성문), “written material, writing”.