literary style; writing style
Refers to the characteristic way an author or work uses language, including diction, sentence structure, and rhetorical devices.
彼の文体はとても簡潔でわかりやすい。
His writing style is very concise and easy to understand.
The literary style of this novel is distinctive; you can tell the author right away.
form of written language; linguistic register
Used for broad categories of written language such as classical Japanese (文語体) vs. modern colloquial style (口語体), or formal vs. informal registers.
古文の授業では、文語体の文体を学ぶ。
In classical Japanese class, we study the classical written style.
レポートでは、口語体ではなく論文らしい文体を使うべきだ。
In a report, you should use an academic writing style, not a colloquial one.
He tried writing in the style of Natsume Sōseki.
This author's writing style is distinctive.
The students practiced by imitating a famous author's writing style.
He changes his writing style with each novel.