蔵書(ぞうしょ)

Forms

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) (bookplate, ex libris)