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和漢混淆文 (wakankonkoubun) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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"The Tale of the Heike" is written in a mixed Japanese-Chinese style.
Kanji 和 harmony, Japanese style, peace 文 sentence, literature, style 交 mingle, mixing, association Related words 漢かん 文ぶん Classical Chinese writing as used in Japan, without the Japanese elements found in 和漢混淆文.
和わ 文ぶん Japanese-style writing, typically using more native vocabulary and grammar, in contrast to the mixed style.
Written forms 和わ 漢かん 混こん 淆こう 文ぶん
Standard kanji spelling for this technical term.
和わ 漢かん 混こん 交こう 文ぶん
Variant spelling using 混交 instead of 混淆; both are used.
Etymology Compound of 和 (Japanese), 漢 (Chinese), 混淆 (mixing), and 文 (writing). The term describes a hybrid literary style that emerged in medieval Japan.
