文人|ぶんじんbunjin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounperson of letters; literary person

• Synonym作家さっかNeutralRefers to a writer, especially a novelist, professional or amateur; stresses the creator's role, while 「文人」 stresses literary and artistic refinement.
• Synonym文士ぶんしWrittenWritten style, somewhat old-fashioned: one who writes for a living; 「文人」 stresses refinement in poetry, calligraphy, and painting.
• Synonym物書きものかきCasualColloquial term for someone who writes, often self-deprecating; stresses making a living by writing, while 「文人」 stresses literary and artistic refinement.
• Synonym著述家ちょじゅつかWrittenWritten style: one whose profession is writing books; unlike 「文人」, it stresses occupation, not literary refinement.
• Synonym著作家ちょさくかWrittenWritten style: a person whose profession is writing; unlike 「文人」, it stresses the occupation, not literary refinement.
• Synonym文筆家ぶんぴつかWrittenWritten style: one who earns a living with the pen; unlike 「文人」, it stresses livelihood, not literary refinement.
• Related著者ちょしゃNeutralThe author of a particular book; focuses on the specific work, not the literary refinement of 「文人」.
• Related作者さくしゃNeutralCreator of a work, including art and crafts; broader than 「文人」, which stresses literary and artistic refinement.
• Related筆者ひっしゃNeutralThe writer of the text at hand, also used as a self-reference; focuses on the present piece, not the refinement of 「文人」.
• RelatedライターNeutralLoanword for a hired writer; also means a cigarette lighter; unlike 「文人」, it carries no nuance of literary refinement.
• Related執筆者しっぴつしゃNeutralThe person who wrote a piece, stressing responsibility for the actual writing; unlike 「文人」, no nuance of literary refinement.
• Related著作者ちょさくしゃFormalFormal term for an author, also used in copyright law; unlike 「文人」, it carries no nuance of literary refinement.
• RelatedオーサーNeutralLoanword for an author, used mainly in publishing and online contexts; unlike 「文人」, no nuance of literary refinement.
• Antonym武人ぶじんNeutralAntonym: a military man or warrior, the opposite of the pen-wielding 「文人」.

Use 「文人」 for a person of letters with refinement in poetry, calligraphy, and painting, as in 「文人墨客」. For a professional writer say 「作家」, for the author of a book 「著者」, for a hired or casual writer 「ライター」 or 「物書き」; the antonym is 「武人」.

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1. 詩文しぶんや書画しょがなど文芸ぶんげいをたしなむ人ひと。
2. 文化ぶんか人にん。文化ぶんかに貢献こうけんのある人ひと。文化ぶんか活動かつどうで世の中よのなかに貢献こうけんする人ひと。
3. （政府せいふの要人ようじんなどで、軍人ぐんじんと比較ひかくして）軍人ぐんじんでない人ひと。文民ぶんみん。シビリアン。