Word Meaning 積ん読

つんどく tsundoku

積ん読 is read as つんどく (tsundoku) and means books bought but not read.

Meaning

English

  1. books bought but not read
  2. buying books and not reading them
  3. stockpiling books
  4. tsundoku

Reading

Kana

つんどく

Romaji

tsundoku

Writing Variants

  • つん読 つんどく tsundoku
  • 積読 つんどく tsundoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 14203 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

積む

つむ

to acquire

積雪

せきせつ

fallen snow

積もる

つもる

to estimate

積立金

つみたてきん

reserve (fund)

せき

product

積み込む

つみこむ

to load (with goods, cargo)

積み上げ

つみあげ

piling up

積み出す

つみだす

to send off