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化政文化 (かせいぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

化か政せい文ぶん化か

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Meanings

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noun

Bunka-Bunsei culture; Edo-period merchant-class culture

historical term

Historical term referring to the vibrant urban culture that flourished in Edo (Tokyo) during the Bunka and Bunsei eras (1804–1830), characterized by ukiyo-e, popular literature, and entertainment.

See also: 文化文政時代

化か政せい文ぶん化かは、江え戸どの町ちょう人にんを中ちゅう心しんに栄さかえた文ぶん化かです。

Bunka-Bunsei culture is a culture that flourished mainly among the townspeople of Edo.

浮うき世よ絵えや滑こっ稽けい本ぼんは化か政せい文ぶん化かを代だい表ひょうするものです。

Ukiyo-e and comic novels are representative of Bunka-Bunsei culture.

Kanji

化change, take the form of, influence
政politics, government
文sentence, literature, style

Similar words

元げん禄ろく文ぶん化か
Genroku culture (late 17th–early 18th century) was an earlier Edo-period cultural peak centered in the Kamigata region (Osaka/Kyoto), while 化政文化 was later and centered in Edo.
文ぶん化か文ぶん政せい時じ代だい
Refers to the same historical period (Bunka-Bunsei era) but emphasizes the time frame rather than the cultural aspects.

Etymology

Compound of 化政 (Bunka and Bunsei era names) and 文化 (culture). The term was coined later to describe the distinctive urban culture of that period.