How do you say "stationery" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "stationery" is 文房具 (bunbōgu). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

文房具 is written in kanji. Romanised as bunbōgu, it sounds roughly like "boo-n-boh-goo" to an English ear.

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Questions about 文房具

How do you pronounce 文房具?

文房具 is romanised as bunbōgu. Say it roughly like "boo-n-boh-goo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 文房具 formal or casual?

文房具 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 文房具 written in Japanese?

文房具 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.