文ぶん語ご調ちょう

noun

literary style; flavor of literary language

Refers to a style or tone characteristic of written, often classical or formal, Japanese. Used when describing text that sounds old-fashioned or bookish.

• 彼かれの文ぶん章しょうは文ぶん語ご調ちょうで、少すこし堅かた苦くるしい感かんじがする。

  His writing has a literary style and feels a bit stiff.

• この小しょう説せつは文ぶん語ご調ちょうの表ひょう現げんが多おおく、読よみにくい。

  This novel has many literary-style expressions and is hard to read.