紀行文(きこうぶん)

きこうぶん
noun
travel essay; travel writing
1. travel essay; travel writing; literary travelogue
A literary genre of polished writing about travel experiences, emphasizing observation, reflection, and prose quality rather than simple record-keeping.
紀行文(きこうぶん)を書(か)く。
To write a travel essay.
松尾(まつお)芭蕉(ばしょう)の紀行文(きこうぶん)は日本(にほん)文学(ぶんがく)の名作(めいさく)だ。
Matsuo Basho's travel writings are masterpieces of Japanese literature.
国語(こくご)の授業(じゅぎょう)で紀行文(きこうぶん)の書(か)き方(かた)を学(まな)んだ。
In Japanese language class, we learned how to write travel essays.

A compound of 紀行(きこう) (travel record) and 文(ぶん) (writing/essay). A literary genre with a long tradition in Japanese literature, from classical works like 奥(おく)の細道(ほそみち) by 松尾(まつお)芭蕉(ばしょう) to modern travel essays.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 紀行文(きこうぶん)を書(か)く: to write a travel essay
  • 紀行文(きこうぶん)集(しゅう): collection of travel essays
  • 紀行文(きこうぶん)学(がく): the study of travel writing

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 旅行記(りょこうき): travel journal — more personal and record-like; less literary than 紀行文(きこうぶん)
  • 紀行(きこう): travel record — shorter form, sometimes used interchangeably
  • 旅日記(たびにっき): travel diary — day-by-day personal account of a journey
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