恋文

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恋	文
こい Grade: S	ふみ > ぶみ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
戀文 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 恋 (koi, “love”) +‎ 文 (fumi > bumi, “writing”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こいぶみ [kòíbúmí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) こいぶみ [kóꜜìbùmì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ibɯ̟mʲi]

Noun

恋(こい)文(ぶみ) • (koibumi) ^{←こひぶみ (kofibumi)^?}

love letter
Synonyms: ラブレター (raburetā), 艶書 (ensho), 艶状 (enjō), 付け文 (tsukebumi), 艶文 (enbun), (historical, archaic) 婚文 (yobaibumi)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN