句く法ほう

noun

conventions for composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction

Refers to the traditional rules and conventions governing phrasing and word choice in classical Japanese poetry (waka, haiku, etc.). Also used more broadly for phraseology or diction in literary contexts.

See also: 句形

• 和わ歌かの句く法ほうを学まなぶには、古こ今きん集しゅうを読よむのが一いち番ばんだ。

  To learn the conventions of waka poetry, reading the Kokinshū is best.

• この詩し人じんの句く法ほうは独どく特とくで、すぐにそれとわかる。

  This poet's phraseology is distinctive and immediately recognizable.

noun

rules for reading kanbun in Japanese

Specifically refers to the grammatical and syntactic rules used when reading classical Chinese texts (kanbun) in a Japanese manner, including techniques like kaeriten and okurigana.

See also: 句形

• 漢かん文ぶんの授じゅ業ぎょうでは、まず句く法ほうを覚おぼえることから始はじまる。

  In kanbun class, we start by memorizing the rules for reading Chinese texts in Japanese.