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“Ancient chinese character” in Japanese

Short answer
古文 kobun こぶん

Ancient chinese character in Japanese is “古文” (kobun). Full meaning: ancient writing (Edo-period or older), classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period), Chinese character script used before the Qin period.

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