kanbun converted into literary Japanese
Archaic abbreviation of 漢文訓読文. Refers to classical Chinese texts (kanbun) that have been annotated or transformed into a form readable as Japanese, typically using kundoku (reading by gloss) conventions. Not used in modern everyday language; encountered in historical or linguistic contexts.
Kundokubun is one of the traditional methods for reading kanbun as Japanese.
Refers to classical Chinese texts themselves, not the converted Japanese reading.
kanbun converted into literary Japanese
Abbreviation of 漢文訓読文 (kanbun kundokubun), literally 'kanbun reading-by-gloss text'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with traditional Japanese exegetical practices for Chinese classics.