二戰之後，日本政府頒行《日本國憲法》，新頒布嘅官方文書一律採口語體以便於民眾瞭解，候文、漢文訓讀體就變成咗歷史。
After World War II, the Japan government promulgated the "Constitution of Japan", and the newly promulgated official documents were all written in colloquial language to facilitate the public's understanding, and the reading style of Houwen and Chinese precepts became history.