叢そう考こう

noun, used as a suffix

miscellaneous studies; collected investigations

Archaic suffix used in titles of scholarly works, especially from the Edo period, to indicate a collection of studies or essays on various topics.

• 「江え戸ど叢そう考こう」という書しょ名めいは、江え戸どに関かんする様さま々ざまな研けん究きゅうを集あつめたことを示しめす。

  The title 'Edo Sōkō' indicates a collection of various studies about Edo.