noun
Refers to writing materials and office supplies such as paper, pens, envelopes, and notebooks. A straightforward loanword used in everyday contexts.
新しいステーショナリーを買いに行った。
I went to buy new stationery.
彼女はかわいいステーショナリーを集めている。
She collects cute stationery.
文房具 is the native Japanese term for stationery and is more common in formal or traditional contexts. ステーショナリー often carries a slightly more fashionable or Western nuance, and is frequently used in marketing.
Loanword from English 'stationery'.