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The kanji 文 for writing or letters.
Also known as: School mark, Bun symbol, Kanji for letters, Gakko mark
Schools are marked with 文, the character for writing and learning, and the same character inside a circle marks a high school. It is a character used as a pictogram — the mark means school because the character means letters.
Denotes a primary or lower secondary school on a Japanese topographic map, drawn as the kanji 文.
Contexts: Maps
Uses the character for writing or letters, so the symbol is legible as 'learning' to a reader of Japanese and opaque to one who is not.
Contexts: Maps
Is enclosed in a circle to denote a university or college, extending the same character to higher education.
Contexts: Maps
The kanji 文 — a short stroke above a horizontal line, with two diagonal strokes crossing beneath — sometimes enclosed in a circle.
The same 文 device drawn inside a circle marks a high school. The plain character is a primary or lower secondary school.