Daily Nihongo Blog

한국어 English

Emotions & ThinkingN3

Japanese word 文句: complaint / grievance. Meanings and example sentences.

1 min read

文句 (もんく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

文句 (もんく) means complaint / grievance.

See example sentences below.

文句 at a glance

文句

もんくmonku

N3noun

complaint / grievance

文句もんくmonkuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 文句

Core meaning

complaint / grievance

Basic example sentences

Example 1

文句を言わずに頑張ってください。

Translation

Please do your best without complaining.

Example 2

彼の文句はいつも同じだ。

Translation

His complaints are always the same.

Kanji 句: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

Kanji 句: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

Kanji 句: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 文: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Kanji 文: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Kanji 文: meanings, readings, and example words.

文句 (もんく): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo