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Where does “文房” come from?

文房 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese ふんぼう'.

文房 (Japanese): a study, an office

Definitions

  1. a study, an office

Ancestry of “文房”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseふんぼう'—

Words derived from “文房”

  • 文房具
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