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workbook — a book containing exercises and activities for a student or trainee to work through, often used alongside a main textbook
Loanword from English 'workbook'. Refers to a study book made up of exercises, practice questions, and fill-in activities, typically used as a companion to a main textbook. It may also refer to self-study books for language learning, business skills, or personal development.
Loanword from English 'workbook'. Most commonly refers to exercise books used in school or language learning, but also covers self-study and training books with writing-based activities.
Usage
- Used especially for language-learning and school-subject workbooks where students write answers directly in the book.
- Often paired with 教科書 ('textbook') as the companion exercise volume.
- Also extended to self-improvement and skills-training books that guide the reader through written exercises.
Common collocations
- ワークブックを使う: to use a workbook
- ワークブックに書き込む: to write in a workbook
- 英語のワークブック: an English workbook
- ワークブック形式: workbook format
- 問題集とワークブック: problem sets and workbooks
Similar words
- 問題集: problem collection — focused on practice problems (especially for exams), usually with answers provided but without the instructional scaffolding of a workbook.
- 練習帳: practice book / exercise notebook — a native equivalent, often used for children's writing and kanji practice.
- 教科書: textbook — the main instructional book the workbook supplements.
- 参考書: reference book, study guide — explanatory, not exercise-based.
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Modern and common in educational publishing. 練習帳 feels more traditional and is more associated with elementary school and children's materials.
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問題集 (problem collection)
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教科書 (textbook)
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参考書 (reference book, study guide)