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zuihitsu

zuihitsu noun: a Japanese literature genre consisting of loosely connected essays and fragmented ideas.

Noun

zuihitsu (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese literature genre consisting of loosely connected essays and fragmented ideas

Origin of zuihitsu

From Japanese 随筆 (ずいひつ, zuihitsu, “essay”).

Questions about zuihitsu

What does zuihitsu mean?
Zuihitsu means a Japanese literature genre consisting of loosely connected essays and fragmented ideas.
What part of speech is zuihitsu?
Zuihitsu is a noun.

Words near zuihitsu in the dictionary

  1. Zuidema
  2. Zuidemas
  3. Zuider Zee
  4. Zuidplas
  5. zuigerphobia
  6. zuihitsu
  7. Zuinglian
  8. Zuinglianism
  9. Zuinglians
  10. Zuinglius
  11. ZUIs

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