also: しょせきかん
noun
Historical term for a library, used in the early Meiji period. Replaced by 図書館 (としょかん) in modern Japanese.
See also: 図書館
明治時代には「書籍館」と呼ばれる施設があった。
In the Meiji era, there were facilities called 'shojakukan' (libraries).
The modern standard word for 'library'; 書籍館 is its obsolete predecessor.
Compound of 書籍 (books) and 館 (hall/building). Coined in the early Meiji period as a translation for 'library', later replaced by 図書館.