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language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
house
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Pronunciation
Noun
文房
- (formal) study (room)
- (archaic) department in charge of official documents and correspondence
- (Vietnam) office
Usage notes
In Chinese, the common word for study (as in a room designated for reading or writing) is 書房／书房 (shūfáng); its 雅稱／雅称 (yǎchēng, “elegant name”) is 書齋／书斋 (shūzhāi) or 文房 (wénfáng).
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Japanese
Etymology
/bunbau/ → /bunbɔː/ → /bunboː/
From Middle Chinese 文房 (MC mjun bjang, literally “literature, studies, writing + room, area”). Uses the kan'on reading for the first character, so possibly a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
文房 • (bunbō) ←ぶんばう (bunbau)?
- a study, an office
- Synonym: 書斎 (shosai)
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Korean
Noun
文房 • (munbang) (hangeul 문방)
- hanja form? of 문방 (“study (room)”)
Vietnamese
Noun
文房
- chữ Hán form of văn phòng (“office”).