変体漢文

Japanese

Kanji in this term
変	体	漢	文
へん Grade: 4	たい Grade: 2	かん Grade: 3	ぶん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
變體漢文 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 変体(へんたい) (hentai, “variant”) + 漢文(かんぶん) (kanbun, “Literary Chinese”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へんたいかんぶん [hèńtáí káꜜǹbùǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [hẽ̞nta̠i kã̠mbɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

変(へん)体(たい)漢(かん)文(ぶん) • (hentai kanbun) 

1. pseudo-Literary Chinese that records the Japanese language

Coordinate terms

• 純漢文(じゅんかんぶん) (junkanbun, “true Literary Chinese”)

See also

• 和習(わしゅう) (washū)