noun
literary works about the merchant class
Refers to novels, plays, or other literary works that depict the lives and culture of the merchant class, especially in the Edo period.
近松門左衛門の町人物は、当時の商人の生活を生き生きと描いている。
Chikamatsu Monzaemon's merchant-class plays vividly depict the lives of merchants of that era.