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jmdict 1889760 Active (id: 2172232)
候調そうろう調
そうろうちょう
1. [n] [hist]
▶ epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1272720 候文 1. epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"



History:
7. A 2022-01-02 21:13:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Thanks. That seems to work.
6. A* 2022-01-02 08:05:13  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
nipp
  Comments:
I suggest something like this.
or a shorter gloss (without "in place of 'aru') and an "explanatory xref" to そうろう
  Diff:
@@ -16,2 +16,2 @@
-<misc>&arch;</misc>
-<gloss>epistolary style (of Japanese literature)</gloss>
+<misc>&hist;</misc>
+<gloss>epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"</gloss>
5. A 2022-01-02 06:17:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'll align them. I don't feel like adding an essay on what it actually means.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>epistolary style</gloss>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
+<gloss>epistolary style (of Japanese literature)</gloss>
4. A* 2021-12-21 20:37:02  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think "epistolary style" (for this and 候文 is too imprecise, this refers specifically to the use of the copula (?) 候 which I think I've only encountered in early Meiji texts
3. A 2021-12-21 20:28:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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