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

Noun

文(ぶん)房(ぼう)具(ぐ) • (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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