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大衆文学 (taishuubungaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He is widely known as a writer of popular literature.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 大たい 衆しゅう 文ぶん 学がく を 書か く for someone to write popular literature
He is a writer who has continued writing popular literature for many years.
大たい 衆しゅう 文ぶん 学がく が 流りゅう 行こう する for popular literature to be in vogue
After the war, popular literature suddenly became very popular.
大たい 衆しゅう 文ぶん 学がく の 賞しょう を 受じゅ 賞しょう する to win an award for popular literature
The novel won an award for popular literature.
Kanji 衆 masses, great numbers, multitude 文 sentence, literature, style 学 study, learning, science Related words 大衆小説 specifically refers to popular novels, while 大衆文学 is the broader category covering all forms of popular fiction.
通俗文学 often carries a slightly dismissive, 'lowbrow' connotation, whereas 大衆文学 is the neutral, standard term for popular literature.
Etymology Compound of 大衆 (taishū, 'the masses, general public') + 文学 (bungaku, 'literature'). The term became common in early 20th-century Japan to distinguish entertainment-oriented fiction from elite literary works.
