文豪

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 文豪, read ぶんごう, and it combines 文, meaning literature or writing, with 豪, meaning an eminent figure.
• Basic usage: 文豪 is a great author or literary master whose work and reputation have earned an established place in literature.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Established literary stature rather than any writer
  • Both examples use the form 文豪. It denotes an author eminent enough to have manuscripts displayed in a museum or to be admired by a younger writer, not simply anyone who writes.
• A local manuscript exhibit and a young writer's essay
  • 文学館では郷土の文豪の原稿を展示している。 — The literary museum displays manuscripts by a renowned local author.
  • 若い作家は憧れの文豪について随筆を書いた。 — The young writer wrote an essay about the literary master they admired.