Word Meaning 古文書

こぶんしょ kobunsho

古文書 is read as こぶんしょ (kobunsho) and means pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular.

Meaning

English

  1. pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
  2. historical document
  3. archives
  4. old manuscript
  5. paleograph

Reading

Kana

こぶんしょ

Romaji

kobunsho

Writing Variants

  • 古文書 こもんじょ komonjo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 6197 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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古文書学

こもんじょがく

study of historical documents

古書

こしょ

secondhand book

古文

こぶん

ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)

古書体学

こしょたいがく

palaeography

古代文明

こだいぶんめい

ancient civilization

古文学

こぶんがく

paleography

文書

ぶんじょ

document addressed to someone

公文書

こうぶんしょ

official document

私文書

しぶんしょ

private document

古書展

こしょてん

exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books

古典文学

こてんぶんがく

classical literature

古書市

こしょいち

secondhand book fair