文書
Chinese
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
book; letter | ||
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trad. (文書) | 文 | 書 | |
simp. (文书) | 文 | 书 |
Pronunciation
Noun
文書
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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文 | 書 |
ぶん Grade: 1 |
しょ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese compound 文書 (*miən *shiu). Compare modern Chinese 文書 (wénshū).
The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing. Now the most common reading for this term.
Noun
文書 (hiragana ぶんしょ, rōmaji bunsho)
- a document, a written record
- 文書でお問い合わせください。
- Bunsho de otoiawase kudasai.
- Please contact us in writing.
- 物語を丸ごと文書に書き留めた。
- Monogatari o marugoto bunsho ni kakitometa.
- She wrote down the whole story. / She got the whole story down on paper.
- 文書でお問い合わせください。
- a letter, an epistle
- 文書を頻繁に交わしていた。
- Bunsho o hinpan ni kawashite ita.
- They frequently exchanged letters.
- 文書を頻繁に交わしていた。
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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文 | 書 |
もん Grade: 1 |
しょ > じょ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese compound 文書 (*miən *shiu), with rendaku for the 書 character. The sho changes to jo as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare modern Chinese 文書 (wénshū).
The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing. Less common reading in modern Japanese.
Noun
文書 (hiragana もんじょ, rōmaji monjo)
- a document
- (in palaeography) a written text between two parties
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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文 | 書 |
もん Grade: 1 |
ぞ Grade: 2 |
Irregular |
Archaic alteration of monjo above.
Pronunciation
- Irregular
- IPA(key): [mõ̞nzo̞]
Noun
文書 (hiragana もんぞ, rōmaji monzo)
- (archaic) a document
- (archaic) (in palaeography) a written text between two parties
Etymology 4
Kanji in this term | |
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文 | 書 |
ふみ Grade: 1 |
かき > がき Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 文 (fumi, “writing; a letter, an epistle”) + 書 (kaki, “writing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 書く kaku, “to write”).[2] The kaki changes to gaki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
文書 (hiragana ふみがき, rōmaji fumigaki)
- (archaic) the act of writing of a letter or correspondence
- (archaic) the writing in a letter or correspondence, especially the style or appearance
- c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (text here):
- 古代なる御文書きなれど
- こだいなるおおむふみがきなれど
- Kodai naru ōmu-fumigaki naredo
- The writing is old-fashioned, but...
- 古代なる御文書きなれど
- c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (text here):
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan