Elegant writing - Gabun

Japanese: 雅文 - がぶん

〘 noun 〙 Elegant writing. Especially the kana writing of the Heian period. Also, writing that imitates it. Gikobun. ※Tamaarare (1792) "It is a particularly annoying technique for modern writers to take a special liking to Chinese writing and to mix it in a lot. This is a technique that comes from not wanting to read elegant writing in the first place, and is an attempt to hide their incompetence." [Han Shu - Biography of Wang Jia]

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Japanese:

〘名〙優雅な文章。特に、平安時代の仮名文。また、それをまねて書いた文。擬古文。※玉あられ（1792）「近世人の文に、ことさらに漢文のふりを好みて、多くかきまじふるは、殊にうるさきわざ也。そはもと雅文をえさるからのしわざにて、つたなさをまぎらかさんとてぞ」〔漢書‐王嘉伝〕

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