How to say 'Stationery' in Japanese | 便箋

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The Japanese word for Stationery is 'Binsen', written as 便箋 in Japanese.'Stationery' in hiragana is びんせん.

word

便箋

Meaning

Stationery

Reading

びんせん

binsen

Kanji

便Convenience 箋Stationery

Explanation

The Japanese noun '便箋 (びんせん)' refers to 'stationery' or specifically 'letter paper'. It is used to describe high-quality paper designed for writing letters or formal correspondence. This term is often associated with traditional Japanese aesthetics and is commonly used in formal or personal letter-writing contexts. For example: I bought some beautiful stationery「きれいな便箋を買いました」(きれいなびんせんをかいました). She wrote a letter on elegant stationery「彼女は上品な便箋に手紙を書いた」(かのじょはじょうひんなびんせんにてがみをかいた). Note that '便箋' is distinct from everyday paper and carries a sense of refinement.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7455

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 便箋

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

便

Meaning

Convenience

kanji

箋

Meaning

Stationery

Words Related to 便箋 Through the Kanji 便

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 便 as well.

word

不便

Meaning

Inconvenient

word

郵便屋さん

Meaning

Mailman

word

郵便局

Meaning

Postoffice

word

便所

Meaning

Toilet

word

便利

Meaning

Convenient

word

航空便

Meaning

Airmail

word

船便

Meaning

Ship mail

word

郵便

Meaning

Mail

word

小便

Meaning

Urine, Urination

word

便

Meaning

Mail, Flight

word

大便

Meaning

Feces

word

速達便

Meaning

Express

Words Related to 便箋 Through the Kanji 箋

This Word contains the Kanji 箋 as well.

word

箋

Meaning

Paper

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