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文房四宝
文房四宝
See also: 文房四寶
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 文房四宝 – see 文房四寶. (This term, 文房四宝, is the simplified form of 文房四寶.) |
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Japanese
文房四宝 (bunbō shihō): the Four Treasures of the Study.
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 文 | 房 | 四 | 宝 |
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ぶん Grade: 1 |
ぼう Grade: S |
し Grade: 1 |
ほう Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |||
Etymology
Compound of 文房 (bunbō, “study hall”) + 四 (shi, “four”) + 寶 (hō, “treasure”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
文房四宝 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 文房四寶, hiragana ぶんぼうしほう, romaji bunbōshihō)
- (idiomatic) four treasures of the study: the brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions