本屋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
本	屋
ほん Grade: 1	や Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほ​んや [hóꜜǹ'yà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ja̠]

Noun

本(ほん)屋(や) • (hon'ya) 

1. bookstore, bookseller

   Synonyms: 書店, 書庫

2. publisher

   Synonym: 出版社

3. main building

   Synonym: 母屋

4. scriptwriter, scenario writer

   Synonym: 脚本家

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
本	屋
ほん Grade: 1	おく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほんおく [hòń'ókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃o̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

本(ほん)屋(おく) • (hon'oku) 

1. main building, principal residence