Buchin world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese 本ほん hon —
English book /bʊk/ —
French livre /livʁ/ masculine
Italian libro /ˈliː.bro/ masculine
Spanish libro /ˈli.βɾo/ masculine
Korean 책Hanja 冊 chaek —
Chinese 书Traditional 書 shū —

Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation

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We found no well-known slang or unwanted meanings for this word in these languages (regional slang is not fully covered).

Language notes

  • French (livre)The feminine livre means “pound” (weight).