(ふくどくほん)

ふくどくほん
noun
supplementary reader; supplementary textbook
1. supplementary reader; supplementary textbook
A book used alongside the main textbook in school education to provide additional material or different perspectives on a subject. Often produced by local governments or educational boards.
副読本(ふくどくほん)配布(はいふ)する。
To distribute supplementary readers.
道徳(どうとく)授業(じゅぎょう)副読本(ふくどくほん)使(つか)った。
We used a supplementary reader in the moral education class.
()作成(さくせい)した防災(ぼうさい)副読本(ふくどくほん)全校(ぜんこう)(くば)られた。
A disaster-preparedness supplementary reader created by the city was distributed to all schools.

副読本(ふくどくほん) is a supplementary textbook used alongside the main textbook (教科書(きょうかしょ)) in Japanese schools, primarily at the elementary and junior high school level.

KEY DIFFERENCE FROM 教科書(きょうかしょ):

  • 教科書(きょうかしょ) requires 文部科学省(もんぶかがくしょう) (Ministry of Education) approval
  • 副読本(ふくどくほん) does not require ministry approval and is often created by local municipalities or educational boards

COMMON SUBJECTS:

  • 道徳(どうとく) (moral education)
  • 郷土(きょうど)学習(がくしゅう) (local studies)
  • 防災(ぼうさい) (disaster preparedness)
  • 環境(かんきょう)教育(きょういく) (environmental education)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 副読本(ふくどくほん)配布(はいふ)する (distribute supplementary readers)
  • 副読本(ふくどくほん)使(つか)う (use a supplementary reader)
  • 副読本(ふくどくほん)作成(さくせい)する (create a supplementary reader)