洋書
Meanings
1
Western book; foreign book
Refers to books published in Western countries, often in European languages, as opposed to Japanese or Chinese books. Common in library and bookstore contexts.
The university library has many Western books.
He is studying English in order to read Western books.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で洋書を買うto buy a Western book at a place
I bought a Western book at the university bookstore.
- 洋書を読むto read a book in a Western language
I'm improving my English by reading Western books.
- 洋書を輸入するto import Western books
This bookstore imports Western books directly.