蔵書

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 formal ぞうしょzousho
読み ぞうしょ
ローマ字 zousho
漢字の分解 蔵 (zō) — store, storehouse; 書 (sho) — book, writing
発音 /zo.ː.ɕo/

意味

Book collection; personal library; holdings. The collection of books owned by an individual or institution.

A noun used to describe a curated collection of books, whether personal or institutional. The compound suggests books that are deliberately 'stored' or 'kept' — implying a serious, considered collection rather than a casual pile of volumes. Common in library science, literary estates, and cultural heritage contexts. 蔵書印 (zōshoin — book ownership seal/stamp) is a related term for the personal seal pressed into books to mark ownership.

例文

  1. 彼の蔵書は死後に大学図書館に寄贈された。
  2. 個人の蔵書が五万冊を超えるという噂は本当だった。
  3. 蔵書印が押されていることで、その本の由来が分かる。

使い方ガイド

場面: libraries, literary estates, book collecting

トーン: informational

起源と歴史

From 蔵 (zō — to store, a storehouse) and 書 (sho — book, writing). The image is of books stored away in a repository — fitting for a personal or institutional collection maintained with care over time.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Scholars, book collectors

社会的背景: Educated

関連フレーズ

仮名 Kana; the Japanese phonetic syllabary comprising hiragana and katakana, developed from simplified Chinese characters. 侘び寂び Wabi-sabi; a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection, incompleteness, and transience. An appreciation for the humble, weathered, and irregular. 俳句 Haiku; a traditional Japanese poem of 17 syllables in three lines (5-7-5), typically evoking nature, a season, and a single vivid moment. 入門 Introduction; a primer or entry into a field of study. Also: the formal act of becoming a disciple under a master in a traditional art. 和歌 Waka; traditional Japanese poetry, particularly the tanka form with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The classical poetic tradition of Japan as distinguished from Chinese verse. 和紙 Washi; traditional handmade Japanese paper crafted from plant fibres such as kozo (mulberry). A material central to Japanese literary, artistic, and cultural heritage. 四字熟語 A four-character idiom; a compound of four kanji forming a fixed idiomatic expression, often of Chinese origin. Known in English as yojijukugo. 常用漢字 Jōyō kanji; the official list of commonly used Chinese characters in contemporary Japanese.
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