Where does “書き下し文” come from?
書き下し文 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.
書き下し文 (Japanese): Kanbun texts rewritten to add kana and show the intended kundoku reading
Definitions
- Kanbun texts rewritten to add kana and show the intended kundoku reading
Ancestry of “書き下し文”, step by step
書き下し文 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 文
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 文 | the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 文 | — |
via Japanese 書き下し
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 書き下し | — |