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図書
tosho
Description
「図書」は、本やノート、雑誌など、読むためのものをまとめて言う言葉です。
"図書" is a word that collectively refers to items for reading, such as books, notebooks, and magazines.
学校や町にある図書館の名前でよく使われ、少しかたい言い方です。
It is often used in the names of libraries in schools or towns and is a somewhat formal expression.
Meanings
図書tosho
books; reading materials (formal term)
図書を大切に使いましょう。
Let's use the books carefully.
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Notes
- Etymology
図 (drawings/maps) + 書 (writing/books); a formal term mainly seen in compounds like 図書館.
- Nuance
More formal than 本; rarely used alone in speech, common in 図書館, 図書室, 図書カード.
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