Where does “文房具” come from?
文房具 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文房, from Middle Chinese ふんぼう'.
文房具 (Japanese): stationery, office supplies
Definitions
- stationery, office supplies
Ancestry of “文房具”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 文房 | a study, an office |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | ふんぼう' | — |