Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 八股文(はっこぶん) in Japanese

八股文
Kana Reading
はっこぶん
Romaji
hakkobun
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)


Kanji in this word

8 strokes

thigh, crotch

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: また, もも

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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