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洋書 (ようしょ, yousho) Japanese meaning: Western book | Kotomora
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The university library has many Western books.
He is studying English in order to read Western books.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 洋よう 書しょ を 買か う to buy a Western book at a place
I bought a Western book at the university bookstore.
洋よう 書しょ を 読よ む to read a book in a Western language
I'm improving my English by reading Western books.
洋よう 書しょ を 輸ゆ 入にゅう する to import Western books
This bookstore imports Western books directly.
Related words 和わ 書しょ 和書 refers to Japanese books, while 洋書 refers to Western books.
外がい 国こく 語ご の 本ほん 外国語の本 is a more general term for books in foreign languages, not necessarily Western.
Etymology Compound of 洋 (よう, 'Western, ocean') and 書 (しょ, 'book, writing'). The kanji 洋 originally referred to the ocean, but came to mean 'Western' via the idea of overseas.
