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書き下し文 (kakikudashibun) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

書かき下くだし文ぶん

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Meanings

1

transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

Refers to a Japanese reading/rendering of classical Chinese texts, often with annotations to convert the grammar and word order into Japanese.

漢かん文ぶんの授じゅ業ぎょうでは、書かき下くだし文ぶんを作つくる練れん習しゅうを

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In classical Chinese class, we practiced making transcriptions into Japanese.

Kanji

書write
下below, down, descend
文sentence, literature, style

Related words

漢かん文ぶん
漢文 is the original classical Chinese text, while 書き下し文 is the Japanese transcription of that text.
訓くん読どく
訓読 is the method of reading Chinese classics in Japanese word order, and 書き下し文 is the resulting text.

Built from

書かき下くだす+文ぶん

Etymology

Compound of 書き下し (kakikudashi, 'writing down in Japanese reading') + 文 (bun, 'text'). The term is specific to the study of classical Chinese literature in Japan.