国こく文ぶん法ぽう

noun

Japanese grammar (esp. traditional)

Refers to the study of Japanese grammar, often with a focus on traditional (pre-modern) approaches, as opposed to modern linguistic analysis. Frequently contrasted with 日本文法 and 学校文法.

See also: 日本文法 (にほんぶんぽう) · 学校文法 (がっこうぶんぽう)

• 国こく文ぶん法ぽうでは、文ぶんの成せい分ぶんを主しゅ語ご・述じゅつ語ご・修しゅう飾しょく語ごなどに分わける。

  In traditional Japanese grammar, sentence elements are divided into subject, predicate, modifier, and so on.

• 彼かれは国こく文ぶん法ぽうの研けん究きゅうに生しょう涯がいを捧ささげた。

  He devoted his life to the study of traditional Japanese grammar.