大たい衆しゅう文ぶん学がく

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Common word

Meanings

noun

popular literature

Refers to fiction aimed at a general readership, often contrasted with 純文学 (pure literature). Genres like historical novels, mysteries, and romance are also used.

彼かれは大たい衆しゅう文ぶん学がくの作さっ家かとして広ひろく知しられている。
He is widely known as a writer of popular literature.

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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
彼かれは長なが年ねん大たい衆しゅう文ぶん学がくを書かき続つづけている作さっ家かだ。
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
戦せん後ご、大たい衆しゅう文ぶん学がくが一いっ気きに流りゅう行こうした。
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
その小しょう説せつは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した。
The novel won an award for popular literature.

Kanji

大large, big
衆masses, great numbers, multitude
文sentence, literature, style
学study, learning, science

Related words

大たい衆しゅう小しょう説せつ
大衆小説 specifically refers to popular novels, while 大衆文学 is the broader category covering all forms of popular fiction.
通つう俗ぞく文ぶん学がく
通俗文学 often carries a slightly dismissive, 'lowbrow' connotation, whereas 大衆文学 is the neutral, standard term for popular literature.

Opposites

純じゅん文ぶん学がく
純文学 aims for artistic and literary merit, whereas 大衆文学 prioritizes entertainment and broad readership appeal.

Built from

大たい衆しゅう+文ぶん学がく

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.