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