How to say 'Library' or 'Paperback' in Japanese | 文庫

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The Japanese word for Library or Paperback is 'Bunko', written as 文庫 in Japanese.'Library' or 'Paperback' in hiragana is ぶんこ.

word

文庫

Meaning

Library, Paperback

Reading

ぶんこ

bunko

Kanji

文Sentence 庫Warehouse

Explanation

The Japanese noun '文庫 (ぶんこ)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning refers to a 'library', typically a collection of books or a place where books are stored. For example: I borrowed a book from the library「図書館から文庫を借りた」(としょかんからぶんこをかりた). The second meaning refers to a 'paperback', a type of book binding that is smaller and more affordable than hardcover books. For example: I bought a paperback novel「文庫の小説を買った」(ぶんこのしょうせつをかった). The context usually clarifies which meaning is intended, so pay attention to the surrounding words.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4660

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 文庫

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

文

Meaning

Sentence

kanji

庫

Meaning

Warehouse

Words Related to 文庫 Through the Kanji 文

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

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文化

Meaning

Culture

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文字

Meaning

Character, Letter

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作文

Meaning

Composition

word

文

Meaning

Sentence

word

文学

Meaning

Literature

word

文章

Meaning

Writing

word

注文

Meaning

Order

word

文房具

Meaning

Stationery

word

文書

Meaning

Document

word

例文

Meaning

Example

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文明

Meaning

Civilization

word

英文

Meaning

English writing

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論文

Meaning

Paper, Thesis

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文句

Meaning

Phrase, Complaint

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人文科学

Meaning

Humanities

word

文献

Meaning

Document

word

文部

Meaning

Education

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文芸

Meaning

Literature

word

本文

Meaning

Main text

word

文学者

Meaning

Literary scholar

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文化的

Meaning

Cultural

word

文法

Meaning

Grammar

word

文化財

Meaning

Cultural asset

word

文系

Meaning

Humanities

Words Related to 文庫 Through the Kanji 庫

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 庫 as well.

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冷蔵庫

Meaning

Refrigerator

word

庫

Meaning

Storage

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車庫

Meaning

Garage

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金庫

Meaning

Safe

word

在庫

Meaning

Stock, Inventory

word

倉庫

Meaning

Warehouse

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'Bunko' means 'Library' or 'Paperback' .

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