文房具

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぶん
Grade: 1
ぼう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 文房 (bunbō, a study, an office) + (-gu, instrument, tool; means; ingredient).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んぼーぐ [bùńbóꜜògù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟̃ᵝmbo̞ːɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(ぶん)(ぼう)() • (bunbōgu) ぶんばうぐ (bunbaugu)?

  1. stationery, office supplies
    Synonym: 文具 (bungu)

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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