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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ja̠]

Noun

本(ほん)屋(や) • (hon'ya)

bookstore, bookseller
Synonyms: 書店, 書庫
publisher
Synonym: 出版社
main building
Synonym: 母屋
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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃o̞kɯ̟]

Noun

本(ほん)屋(おく) • (hon'oku)

main building, principal residence

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN