読書感想文(どくしょかんそうぶん)

どくしょかんそうぶん
noun
book report; reading response essay
education
1. book report; reading response essay
A written essay expressing one's thoughts and impressions about a book one has read. A standard school assignment in Japan, typically assigned as summer vacation homework.
夏休(なつやす)みの宿題(しゅくだい)で読書感想文(どくしょかんそうぶん)を書(か)く。
I'm writing a book report for summer vacation homework.
読書感想文(どくしょかんそうぶん)のコンクールで入賞(にゅうしょう)した。
I won a prize in the book report contest.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、読書感想文(どくしょかんそうぶん)が苦手(にがて)で、いつも夏休(なつやす)みの最後(さいご)まで後回(あとまわ)しにしていた。
When I was a child, I was bad at book reports and always put them off until the end of summer vacation.

Usage

One of the most well-known school assignments in Japan. The 青少年読書感想文全国コンクール(せいしょうねんどくしょかんそうぶんぜんこくこんくーる) (National Youth Book Report Contest) is a major annual event. Many Japanese adults have strong memories (often negative) of struggling to write 読書感想文(どくしょかんそうぶん) during summer vacation.

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Added 2026.3.17 13:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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