Classical Japanese
literary form of the Japanese language, standard until WW2, based on Heian-period Early Middle Japanese with later influences
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Classical Japanese
Summary
Classical Japanese is a literary language[1]. It draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (literary_language category, ranking #4 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Classical Japanese's instance of is recorded as literary language[3].
- Classical Japanese's instance of is recorded as sacred language[4].
- Classical Japanese's instance of is recorded as classical language[5].
- Classical Japanese's based on is recorded as Early Middle Japanese[6].
- Classical Japanese's GND ID is recorded as 4399501-9[7].
- Classical Japanese's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 135132467[8].
- Classical Japanese's subclass of is recorded as Japanese[9].
- Classical Japanese's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04r4sm[10].
- Classical Japanese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical Japanese[11].
- Classical Japanese's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '文語'}[12].
- Classical Japanese's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 古文[13].
Why It Matters
Classical Japanese draws 156 Wikipedia views per month (literary_language category, ranking #4 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]