person of letters; poet
Archaic term for a literary person or poet; modern Japanese uses 文人 (ぶんじん) instead.
See also: 文人 (ぶんじん)
古い文献では、ふみびとという言葉が歌人を指すことがある。
In old texts, the word ふみびと can refer to a poet.
Compound of 文 (ふみ, 'writing') and 人 (ひと, 'person'), with rendaku voicing. The reading ふみびと is archaic; the modern reading is ぶんじん.