Word Meaning 蔵書

ぞうしょ zousho

蔵書 is read as ぞうしょ (zousho) and means collection of books.

Meaning

English

  1. collection of books
  2. (personal) library

Reading

Kana

ぞうしょ

Romaji

zousho

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 12919 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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蔵書家

ぞうしょか

book collector

蔵書印

ぞうしょいん

ownership mark

蔵書票

ぞうしょひょう

bookplate

くら

warehouse

蔵相

ぞうしょう

Minister of Finance

蔵元

くらもと

warehouse overseer

蔵本

ぞうほん

one's library

蔵人

くらびと

keeper of imperial archives

蔵入り

くらいり

putting in storage

蔵米

くらまい

stored rice

蔵開き

くらびらき

first opening of warehouse after New Year

蔵品

ぞうひん

item (in one's possession)

Example Sentences

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He accumulated his library.

He has accumulated quite a collection of books.

I have a large library on American literature.

Please do not write in this library book.

This book has a library stamp.

More than half of my books were destroyed by the fire last night.

My school library has a collection of 2.5 million books.

To own a library is one thing and to use it is another.

Apparently in this library are precious books that money can't buy.