Word Meaning 古文

こぶん kobun

古文 is read as こぶん (kobun) and means ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period).

Meaning

English

  1. ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
  2. Chinese character script used before the Qin period
  3. ancient writing (Edo-period or older)
  4. classical literature

Reading

Kana

こぶん

Romaji

kobun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 現代文 Rank 12039 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

古文書

こぶんしょ

pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

古代文明

こだいぶんめい

ancient civilization

古文書学

こもんじょがく

study of historical documents

古文学

こぶんがく

paleography

中古文

ちゅうこぶん

Heian-period kana writing

古典文学

こてんぶんがく

classical literature

名古屋文理大学

なごやぶんりだいがく

Nagoya Bunri University

古本

ふるぼん

secondhand book

古代

こだい

ancient times

古今

こきん

ancient and modern times

古い

ふるい

of the distant past

古物

こぶつ

antique

Example Sentences

2

I bought many books in Classical Japanese and I'm studying them, but it's hard, isn't it?

While I had knowledge from studying for the ancient scriptures exam, I wish I had read more about it. Even though I was discussing Japanese language with people, I never actually read the material properly.