文語

ぶんご

written language, literary language

Also:classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese

What does 文語 mean?

文語 is a Japanese noun meaning written language, literary language in English. It can also be translated as classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese depending on context. It is written as 文語 in kanji, ぶんご in hiragana, and bungo in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.