文房具

文房具

Japanese

Kanji in this term
文	房	具
ぶん Grade: 1	ぼう Grade: S	ぐ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ぶんぼ​ーぐ [bùńbóꜜògù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [bɯ̟̃ᵝmbo̞ːɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

文房具 (hiragana ぶんぼうぐ, rōmaji bunbōgu, historical hiragana ぶんばうぐ)

1. stationery, office supplies

   Synonym: 文具 (bungu)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN