艶文

Japanese

Kanji in this term
艶	文
えん Grade: S	ぶん Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
艷文 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 艶 (en, “love, charm, lustre”) +‎ 文 (bun, “writing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えんぶん [èńbúń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞mbɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

艶(えん)文(ぶん) • (enbun) 

1. love letter

   Synonyms: ラブレター (raburetā), 艶書 (ensho), 艶状 (enjō), 付け文 (tsukebumi), 恋文 (koibumi), (historical, archaic) 婚文 (yobaibumi)