文壇

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In 文壇 (ぶんだん), letters 文 and circle 壇 combine to denote the literary world.
• Basic usage: 文壇 denotes the social world of writers, critics, and literary activity.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Literary world, not a paragraph
  • It should not be confused with the Korean homograph that can mean a paragraph in a text.