writing implement; writing materials
General term for pens, pencils, and other tools used for writing.
筆記具を持ってきてください。
Please bring a writing implement.
Please bring your own writing implements to the exam.
I forgot my writing implements, so I borrowed some from the person next to me.
Let's have our writing implements ready before the test.
文房具 covers all stationery and office supplies, whereas 筆記具 refers specifically to tools used for writing, like pens and pencils.
文具 is a shorter, casual synonym of 文房具 covering stationery in general, while 筆記具 narrows the category to writing tools alone.
筆記用具 and 筆記具 are essentially interchangeable terms for writing implements, though 筆記用具 is the phrase more often used in formal instructions like exam guidelines.
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
Compound of 筆記 (writing) and 具 (tool, implement).