懸想文

Japanese
Kanji in this term
懸 想 文
け
Grade: S		 そう
Grade: 3		 ふみ > ぶみ
Grade: 1
on’yomi on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 懸想 (kesō, “falling in love; attachment”) +‎ 文 (fumi, “a letter, an epistle”).The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ke̞so̞ːbɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

懸(け)想(そう)文(ぶみ) • (kesōbumi) ←けさうぶみ (kesaubumi)?

  1. a love letter
    Synonyms: 恋文 (koibumi), (historical, archaic) 婚文 (yobaibumi), 艶書 (ensho), ラブレター (raburetā), 付け文 (tsukebumi)
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