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])[1]
  • 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)

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