regular kanbun; classical Chinese-style writing
Refers to kanbun that strictly follows classical Chinese grammar, as opposed to Japanized variants. Used in academic or historical contexts.
This text is written in regular kanbun.
Reading regular kanbun requires knowledge of classical Chinese.
Compound of 純 (pure) and 漢文 (kanbun, classical Chinese writing). The term distinguishes strict classical Chinese-style writing from Japanized variants.