Kanji 真 true, reality, Buddhist sect 名 name, noted, distinguished 文 sentence, literature, style Related words 漢かん 文ぶん 漢文 refers to classical Chinese texts or the Japanese reading of them, while 真名文 specifically emphasizes writing entirely in kanji as opposed to mixed or kana scripts.
仮か 名な 文ぶみ 仮名文 is writing using kana, often associated with women's literature in the Heian period, in contrast to 真名文 which uses only kanji.
Written forms 真ま 名な 文ぶみ
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
真ま 字な 文ぶみ
Variant kanji spelling using 字 instead of 名 ; less common.
Etymology From 真名 (mana, 'true characters', i.e., kanji) + 文 (fumi/bun, 'writing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term reflects the early Japanese distinction between kanji and kana scripts.
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