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How to say 'Stationery' in Japanese | 文房具

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The Japanese word for Stationery is 'Bunbougu', written as 文房具 in Japanese.'Stationery' in hiragana is ぶんぼうぐ.

    word

    文房具

    Meaning

    Stationery

    Reading

    ぶんぼうぐ

    bunbougu

    Kanji

    文Sentence 房Tassel, Chamber 具Tool

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '文房具 (ぶんぼうぐ)' refers to 'stationery' or 'writing materials'. This term encompasses items used for writing, drawing, or office work, such as pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, and other similar tools. It is a common word in everyday Japanese, especially in contexts related to school, work, or office supplies. Example sentences: I bought new stationery「新しい文房具を買いました」(あたらしいぶんぼうぐをかいました). This store sells a variety of stationery「この店はいろいろな文房具を売っています」(このみせはいろいろなぶんぼうぐをうっています).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1675

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 文房具

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • kanji

    房

    Meaning

    Tassel, Chamber

  • kanji

    具

    Meaning

    Tool

Words Related to 文房具 Through the Kanji 文

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

  • word

    文化

    Meaning

    Culture

  • word

    文字

    Meaning

    Character, Letter

  • word

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

  • word

    文学

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    文章

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    注文

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    文書

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    例文

    Meaning

    Example

  • word

    文明

    Meaning

    Civilization

  • word

    英文

    Meaning

    English writing

  • word

    論文

    Meaning

    Paper, Thesis

  • word

    文句

    Meaning

    Phrase, Complaint

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    文献

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    文芸

    Meaning

    Literature

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    文学者

    Meaning

    Literary scholar

  • word

    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 文房具 Through the Kanji 房

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 房 as well.

  • word

    冷房

    Meaning

    Air conditioning

  • word

    暖房

    Meaning

    Heating

  • word

    女房

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    乳房

    Meaning

    Breast

  • word

    房

    Meaning

    Bunch

  • word

    書房

    Meaning

    Study

Words Related to 文房具 Through the Kanji 具

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 具 as well.

  • word

    具体

    Meaning

    Concrete

  • word

    具体的

    Meaning

    Concrete

  • word

    道具

    Meaning

    Tool

  • word

    具合

    Meaning

    Condition

  • word

    具

    Meaning

    Tool, Ingredient

  • word

    器具

    Meaning

    Tool, Appliance

  • word

    雨具

    Meaning

    Rainwear

  • word

    玩具

    Meaning

    Toy

  • word

    家具

    Meaning

    Furniture

  • word

    筆記用具

    Meaning

    Stationery

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