古文

こぶん · also こもん

ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period

common word

Meaning

n
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature
n
ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
n abbreviationrare
kanji

Example sentences

古文の本を何冊か買って勉強してるがやっぱりムズいな。

I bought many books in Classical Japanese and I'm studying them, but it's hard, isn't it?
古文、受験勉強で知識のある内にもっと読んでいれば良かったと思うわ。国語学がどうの言ってたわりに全然現物に当たらなかったからな。

While I had knowledge from studying for the ancient scriptures exam, I wish I had read more about it. Even though I was discussing Japanese language with people, I never actually read the material properly.