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：2026/01/07
候文
Hiragana
そうろうぶん / そろぶん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
候文は、主に江戸時代から明治初期にかけて公的文書や手紙、日記などで用いられた日本語の文章様式で、補助動詞「候（そうろう／そろ）」を多用する特徴がある文語体の一種。 / 武家や公家の公式な往復文書で使われた、敬意や格式を表すための古風な書き言葉。 / 現代では歴史的文書、古文書、古い書簡などに見られる、伝統的で儀礼的な文章スタイル。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのぶんしょうの書きかたで そうろう ということばをよくつかう文のようしき
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
使用助动词“候（そうろう／そろ）”为特征的日语旧文体。 / 江户时期常用于公文、书信的敬体文风。 / 以句末频用“候”表达敬意的文体。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本近世書信的敬語文體，以助動詞「候」為語尾。 / 以「候」為主要特徵的古典日本文書風格，多見於公文與書信。 / 使用「候」結尾的日本歷史文體，用於恭敬表達。
Korean Meaning
일본의 옛 서간·공문서에서 쓰인 경어 문체로, 보조동사 ‘候’를 사용하는 문체. / 에도 시대에 공문서와 편지에서 널리 쓰인 정중한 일본어 문어체.
Vietnamese Meaning
lối văn Nhật cổ (sorobun) dùng trợ động từ 候 (sōrō/soro), phổ biến trong thư từ và công văn xưa / kiểu văn kính ngữ cổ điển, đặc trưng bởi đuôi “〜候”
Tagalog Meaning
makalumang estilong panulat sa Hapon na gumagamit ng pantulong na pandiwang “sōrō” (候) / pormal na estilong liham sa wikang Hapones noong panahong Edo / sorobun; dating anyo ng pagsulat na madalas gumamit ng “sōrō”
Sense（1）
sorobun, a historical literary Japanese style of writing characterized by usage of the auxiliary verb 候(そうろう) (sōrō) / 候(そろ) (soro).
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（ hiragana historical ）
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sorobun, a historical literary Japanese style of writing characterized by usage of the auxiliary verb 候(そうろう) (sōrō) / 候(そろ) (soro).
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候文
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He is learning sorobun in his classical Japanese class.
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彼は古文の授業で候文を学んでいます。
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