図と書しょカード

noun

prepaid book card; Tosho card

A prepaid card used to purchase books, typically given as a gift. Replaced the older 図書券 around 1990.

See also: 図書券

• お祝いわいに図と書しょカードを贈おくった。

  I gave a Tosho card as a congratulatory gift.

• 図と書しょカードで好すきな本ほんを買かえる。

  You can buy any book you like with a Tosho card.

noun

library book index card

A card used in libraries to index or catalog books. This usage is less common today with digital systems.

• 昔むかしの図と書しょ館かんでは、図と書しょカードで本ほんを検けん索さくした。

  In old libraries, you searched for books using index cards.