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1. ninjōbon; novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolkHistorical term
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2. NinjōbonThe ninjōbon is a pre-modern Japanese literary genre. Novels focused on young love and were generally aimed to attract female readers. It is a sub-genre of gesaku and succeeds the earlier sharebon and kokkeibon genres.
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