New Japan Classical Literature Department: Good Wheat

It is/kloc-a popular literature that rose in Japan from the beginning of the 7th century to the 1980s, and its genre is mainly stories. These novels are called pseudonyms because they are all written under pseudonyms. The pseudonym Caozi has a wide audience of women and children, and its themes include love stories, Buddhist stories, jokes and Japanese, China and Indian legends. For example, Funny Story and Two Monks.

Chinese name

The pen name Kusako.

Foreign name

かなぞうし

A genre of Japanese literature. Cao Zhi, also known as Caozi. There are two versions of cursive paper literature. One version refers to stories, diaries, essays and other essays written under pseudonyms (Japanese letters) to distinguish them from literary works written in Chinese characters. On the other hand, it refers to a popular reading, a novel with pictures and texts, mostly short stories in Japanese medieval and modern literature. Pre-narrative stories, diaries, essays and folk spoken language are combined to develop into fresh prose with Japanese national characteristics and literary significance. The earliest work is Ji Guanzhi's Diary of Tosa (935), followed by Qing's Pillow Grass (about 996 or 1004) and Murasaki's Tale of Genji (about 1004 ~ 1009).

The popular novels that appeared in Muromachi period (from the middle of14th century to the end of16th century) are collectively referred to as "Yujiacaozi". Its appearance marks that the story genre of the civilian class has entered the literary world, and the aristocratic literature that has occupied the literary world for a long time has further declined. The authors include monks, hermits, singers and March. There are mainly fairy tales, belief stories, love stories, children's stories (also known as children's stories), stepchildren's stories, Wu stories, revenge stories, filial piety stories and so on. Most of the works are based on folk stories, describing the lucky experiences of civilians and paying attention to the development of plots, but the themes and ideas of the works are mostly influenced by the literature of the dynasties. Famous works include Zheng Wen Caozi, One-inch Master, and Taro Pujima.