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used bookstore; secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
A store that sells used, secondhand, or rare and antique books. More formal and literary than the everyday term.
古書店で珍しい本を見つけた。
I found a rare book at a used bookstore.
神保町には多くの古書店が並んでいる。
Many used bookstores line the streets of Jinbocho.
週末は古書店をめぐって、絶版になった小説を探すのが趣味だ。
My hobby is visiting used bookstores on weekends to look for out-of-print novels.
A more formal or literary term for a used bookstore. 神保町 in Tokyo is famous as Japan's largest district of 古書店.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 古書店をめぐる — to visit used bookstores
- 古書店街 — used bookstore district
- 古書店で買う — to buy at a used bookstore
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 古本屋 — used bookstore; the everyday, casual equivalent
- 書店 — bookstore (general, new books)
- 本屋 — bookstore; casual everyday term