Compound of <span class="searchmatch">懸想</span> (kesō, “falling in love; attachment”) + <span class="searchmatch">文</span> (fumi, “a letter, an epistle”).The fumi changes to bumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). IPA(key):...
(historical, archaic) a love letter Synonyms: 恋文 (koibumi), <span class="searchmatch">懸想</span><span class="searchmatch">文</span> (kesōbumi), 艶書 (ensho) “よばい‐ぶみ［よばひ‥］ 【婚<span class="searchmatch">文</span>】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese)...