読書
どくしょ
hepburn dokusho
reading (books)
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
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Examples
- 私の趣味は読書です。My hobby is reading.
- 秋の夜は読書に最適です。Autumn nights are perfect for reading.
Collocations
読書 (dokusho, reading)読書する (dokusho suru, to read)本 (hon, book)読書感想文 (dokusho kansoubun, book report)読書の秋 (dokusho no aki, autumn of reading)
Mnemonic
Dokusho (読書) is the Sino-Japanese "reading (books)" — 読 (read) + 書 (writing / book) = "reading writing." Noun or suru-verb. Dokusho no aki (autumn of reading) anchors the seasonal cluster — heat dies down, perfect for books. Dokusho kansoubun (book-report essay) is a regular Japanese elementary / middle-school summer homework, alongside jiyuu kenkyuu (free research). Compare: yomu (read, general verb), etsudoku (formal perusal of documents), seidoku (close reading), sokudoku (speed reading). Dokusho emphasizes leisure / hobby reading. Japan's bunkobon (pocket paperbacks) and shinsho (compact intellectual books) publishing culture enriches the dokusho cluster.
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