also: ぶんじんぼっきゃく
noun
writers and artists; literati
Refers to people who enjoy refined arts such as poetry, literature, painting, and calligraphy. Often used as a collective term for cultured individuals.
彼は文人墨客として知られ、詩や書に秀でている。
He is known as a literatus, excelling in poetry and calligraphy.
この地域は古くから文人墨客が集まる場所だった。
This area has long been a gathering place for writers and artists.
A yojijukugo composed of 文人 (literary person) and 墨客 (calligrapher/painter), collectively referring to cultured individuals in traditional arts.