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三文文士 (さんもんぶんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん文もん文ぶん士し

さ

ん

も

ん

ぶ

ん

し

Meanings

1

noun

hack writer; pulp writer; scribbler

derogatory

Derogatory term for a writer who produces low-quality, commercial work for money. Conveys contempt for lack of artistic integrity.

彼かれは三さん文もん文ぶん士しと呼よばれるのを嫌いやがっている。
He hates being called a hack writer.

その

小しょう

説せつ

は

三さん

文もん

文ぶん

士し

の

書か

い

た

よう

な

安やす

っぽい

内ない

容よう

だっ

た

。

The novel had cheap content, as if written by a pulp writer.

Kanji

三three
文sentence, literature, style
士gentleman, scholar, samurai

Similar words

作さっ家か
Neutral term for a writer or author, without derogatory nuance.
文ぶん筆ぴつ家か
Formal term for a writer or literary person, often with a more respectable connotation.

Etymology

From 三文 (さんもん, 'three mon', a small amount of money) + 文士 (ぶんし, 'writer'), implying a writer who works for very little money and produces low-quality work.