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参考書 (sankousho) Japanese meaning: reference book | Kotomora
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I bought a study guide and studied before the exam.
This reference book has easy-to-understand grammar explanations.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 参さん 考こう 書しょ で 調しら べる to look something up in a reference book
I looked up a word I didn't know in a reference book.
参さん 考こう 書しょ を 使つか う to use a reference book (for study)
I'm using this reference book to study for the entrance exam.
参さん 考こう 書しょ に 載の っている to be found/listed in a reference book
That formula is in the reference book.
参さん 考こう 書しょ を 買か う to buy a reference book
I bought a new reference book at the bookstore.
Kanji 参 nonplussed, three (in documents), going Related words 教科書 is the official textbook a class is required to use, while 参考書 is an extra book for self‑study or deeper explanation.
問題集 is a book made up mainly of practice problems, whereas 参考書 focuses on explanations and reference material (though it may include some exercises too).
テキスト is a casual, often katakana term for any course material or textbook, while 参考書 specifically means a supplementary book used for extra study.
Counted with 参考書 is counted with 冊, the standard counter for bound books.
Counts editions and printings of a publication (初版, 第2版).
Etymology Compound of 参考 (さんこう, 'reference') and 書 (しょ, 'book'). The word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for naming types of books.
