和わ漢かん混こん淆こう文ぶん

noun

mixed Japanese-Chinese writing style

A historical Japanese prose style that mixes native Japanese elements with classical Chinese vocabulary and grammar. Used especially in the Heian and Kamakura periods.

• 『平へい家け物もの語がたり』は和わ漢かん混こん淆こう文ぶんで書かかれている。

  "The Tale of the Heike" is written in a mixed Japanese-Chinese style.