積ん読する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 積ん読する | 積ん読しない |
| Polite | 積ん読します | 積ん読しません |
| Past polite | 積ん読しました | 積ん読しませんでした |
| Past | 積ん読した | 積ん読しなかった |
| Te-form | 積ん読して | 積ん読しないで |
| Desire | 積ん読したい | 積ん読したくない |
| Potential | 積ん読できる | 積ん読できない |
| Passive | 積ん読される | 積ん読されない |
| Causative | 積ん読させる | 積ん読させない |
| Causative passive | 積ん読させられる | 積ん読させられない |
| Volitional | 積ん読しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 積ん読しましょう | |
| Imperative | 積ん読しろ | 積ん読するな |
| Conditional | 積ん読すれば | 積ん読しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 積ん読したら | 積ん読しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
buying books and not reading them; tsundoku
Refers to the habit or phenomenon of acquiring books and letting them pile up unread. Often used humorously or self-deprecatingly.
He says his hobby is buying books and not reading them.
I've added to my tsundoku pile again.
pile of unread books
The physical stack of books that have been bought but remain unread.
The pile of unread books on my desk is about to collapse.
The books I bought ended up just piling up unread.
Every time I buy a book, my pile of unread books grows.
I plan to clear my stack of unread books during the break.
He buys books but never reads them—he's always doing tsundoku.