noun
textual variant; variant reading
Refers to a part of a text that differs between manuscripts, editions, or versions. Common in philology, literary studies, and historical text comparison.
この写本には、他の版と異なる異文がいくつか見られる。
This manuscript contains several textual variants that differ from other editions.
研究者は異文を比較して、原文の復元を試みた。
The researchers compared the variant readings and attempted to reconstruct the original text.