消しょう息そく文ぶん

noun

personal letter; epistolary style

Refers to a letter written in a personal, informal style, or the style itself. Often contrasted with more formal letter-writing styles like 書簡文.

See also: 書簡文

• 祖そ母ぼからの消しょう息そく文ぶんには、近きん所じょの出で来き事ごとが綴つづられていた。

  The personal letter from my grandmother recounted events in the neighborhood.

• 消しょう息そく文ぶんの書かき方かたを学まなぶ。

  Learn how to write in an epistolary style.