文ぶん庫こ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

library; book collection

Refers to a collection of books, often a personal or institutional library. Can also denote a curated series of publications.

祖そ父ふの文ぶん庫こには貴き重ちょうな本ほんがたくさん

ある

。

My grandfather's library has many valuable books.

この出しゅっ版ぱん社しゃは古こ典てん文ぶん学がくの文ぶん庫こを出だしている。

This publisher puts out a collection of classical literature.

2

noun

paperback book; bunkobon

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 文庫本. Refers to the small-format paperback books common in Japan, often part of a publisher's series.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が文ぶん庫こになるfor a book to be released in paperback (bunko) format
その小しょう説せつは来らい年ねん文ぶん庫こになる。
The novel will come out in paperback next year.
〈物もの〉を文ぶん庫こで読よむto read a work in its paperback (bunko) edition
彼かれはその本ほんを文ぶん庫こで読よんだ。
He read the book in the paperback edition.

Kanji

文sentence, literature, style
庫warehouse, storehouse

Related words

文ぶん庫こ本ぼんN1sense 2
文庫本 is the full, unabbreviated term for a paperback book, while 文庫 is the everyday shortened form used in casual speech.
図と書しょ館かんN5sense 1
図書館 refers to a public or institutional library building, whereas 文庫 often implies a personal book collection or a publisher's curated series.
新しん書しょN1
文庫 and 新書 are both small paperback formats, but 文庫 is smaller and typically used for novels and reprints, while 新書 is used for nonfiction and general-interest titles.

Don't confuse with

金きん庫こN3
文庫 (a library or paperback book) and 金庫 (a safe for valuables) share the kanji 庫 but have completely unrelated meanings.

Word family

文ぶん庫こ本ぼんN1
small-format paperback; pocket paperback
手て文ぶん庫こ
personal document box; small stationery box
文ぶん庫こ判ばん
pocket paperback size; bunkoban format

Etymology

Composed of 文 (writing, literature) and 庫 (storehouse, repository). The meaning 'paperback book' arose as an abbreviation of 文庫本, referring to a portable repository of literature.

文ぶん庫こ化か

paperback publication; publishing in paperback

文ぶん庫こ版ばん

paperback edition; bunko edition