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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 |
Meanings
1
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.
2
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が積ん読になるfor (books) to end up piled up unread
The books I bought ended up just piling up unread.
- 積ん読が増えるfor one's stack of unread books to grow
Every time I buy a book, my pile of unread books grows.
- 積ん読を解消するto clear one's backlog of unread books
I plan to clear my stack of unread books during the break.
- 積ん読するto habitually buy books without reading them
He buys books but never reads them—he's always doing tsundoku.