蔵書(ぞうしょ)

ぞうしょ
noun
book collection; library holdings
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1. book collection; library holdings; one's books
Books owned by a person or institution. Refers to the collection as a whole rather than individual volumes.
蔵書(ぞうしょ)が千冊(せんさつ)を超(こ)えた。
My book collection exceeded a thousand volumes.
この図書館(としょかん)の蔵書(ぞうしょ)は充実(じゅうじつ)している。
This library's collection is extensive.
祖父(そふ)の蔵書(ぞうしょ)の中(なか)から貴重(きちょう)な初版本(しょはんぼん)が見(み)つかった。
A valuable first edition was found among my grandfather's book collection.

Etymology

蔵(ぞう) (to store, storehouse) + 書(しょ) (book, writing).

Usage

Used for personal or institutional book collections. A slightly formal word, common in library contexts and when discussing large collections.

Common collocations

  • 蔵書(ぞうしょ)数(すう) (number of books in a collection)
  • 蔵書(ぞうしょ)検索(けんさく) (book catalog search)
  • 蔵書(ぞうしょ)を整理(せいり)する (to organize one's book collection)
  • 蔵書(ぞうしょ)印(いん) (owner's seal stamped in a book; a bookplate is 蔵書票(ぞうしょひょう))

Related Words

Related: 文庫(ぶんこ) (paperback pocket edition)
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