文ふみ言こと葉ば

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

epistolary language; language used in letter writing

Refers to the style, vocabulary, and conventions typical of written correspondence. Often used in discussions of traditional or formal letter-writing.

• 祖そ母ぼの手て紙がみには美うつくしい文ふみ言こと葉ばが使つかわれている。

  My grandmother's letters use beautiful epistolary language.

• 文ふみ言こと葉ばの表ひょう現げんを学まなぶために、昔むかしの書しょ簡かん集しゅうを読よんでいる。

  I'm reading old collections of correspondence to learn epistolary expressions.