Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 6
ぶん
Grade: 1
げい
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
口承文藝 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of 口承 (oral) +‎ 文芸 (literature)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) ーしょーぶんげー [kòóshóóbúꜜǹgèè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕo̞ːbɯ̟̃ᵝŋɡe̞ː]

Noun edit

(こう)(しょう)(ぶん)(げい) (kōshōbungei

  1. oral literature; folklore
    Synonyms: 伝承文学, 口承文学

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN