普ふ通つう文ぶん

noun

normal style of writing; modern Japanese text

Refers to a writing style that is straightforward and contemporary, as opposed to classical or ornate styles. Often used in contrast to 文語文 (classical literary style).

• この教きょう科か書しょは普ふ通つう文ぶんで書かかれているので読よみやすい。

  This textbook is written in a normal style, so it's easy to read.

noun

text written in literary style with mixed kanji and kana (until the Taisho era)

Historical term for a writing style that combined kanji and kana, used from the Meiji period through the Taisho era. It was a step toward modern written Japanese but still retained some classical elements.

• 大たい正しょう時じ代だいまでの新しん聞ぶんは普ふ通つう文ぶんで書かかれていた。

  Newspapers up to the Taisho era were written in the mixed kanji-kana literary style.