自じ己こ啓けい発はつ本ぼん

noun

self-improvement book; self-help book

Refers to books aimed at personal growth, skill development, or life improvement. Often used in a neutral or slightly critical tone when discussing the genre.

• 最さい近きん、自じ己こ啓けい発はつ本ぼんを読よんでモチベーションを上あげている。

  Lately I've been reading self-improvement books to boost my motivation.

• 彼かれは自じ己こ啓けい発はつ本ぼんばかり読よんでいるが、あまり行こう動どうに移うつせていない。

  He reads nothing but self-help books, but he hasn't really put the ideas into practice.