口承文芸

Japanese
Kanji in this term
口 承 文 芸
こう
Grade: 1		 しょう
Grade: 6		 ぶん
Grade: 1		 げい
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
口承文藝 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 口承 (“oral”) +‎ 文芸 (“literature”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こーしょーぶ​んげー [kòóshóóbúꜜǹgèè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕo̞ːbɯ̟̃ᵝŋɡe̞ː]

Noun

口(こう)承(しょう)文(ぶん)芸(げい) • (kōshōbungei) 

  1. oral literature; folklore
    Synonyms: 伝承文学, 口承文学

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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