和わ文ぶん体たい

noun

Japanese-style literary style; wabun style

Refers to a literary style that developed from the Heian period onward, characterized by the use of kana and a strong association with women's writing. It is a technical term in Japanese literary history.

• 『源げん氏じ物もの語がたり』は和わ文ぶん体たいの代だい表ひょう的てきな作さく品ひんです。

  "The Tale of Genji" is a representative work of the wabun style.

• 和わ文ぶん体たいは漢かん文ぶん体たいと対たい比ひされることが多おおい。

  The wabun style is often contrasted with the kanbun style.