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文庫


文库

see styles
wén kù
    wen2 ku4
wen k`u
    wen ku
 bunko
    ぶんこ
collection of documents; library; book series; sequence of data, esp. genome
(1) library; book collection; (2) (abbreviation) (See 文庫本・ぶんこぼん) paperback book; (surname, given name) Bunko

開架


开架

see styles
kāi jià
    kai1 jia4
k`ai chia
    kai chia
 kaika
    かいか
open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) open access (in a library); open shelves

see styles
tuān
    tuan1
t`uan
    tuan
contraction of the three characters of 圖書館|图书馆[tu2 shu1 guan3]; library

see styles
chéng
    cheng2
ch`eng
    cheng
(literary) archive room; library (esp. in the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties)


see styles

    ku4
k`u
    ku
 kura
    くら
warehouse; storehouse; (file) library
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator; (given name) Kura
Treasury; storehouse.

休館

see styles
 kyuukan / kyukan
    きゅうかん
(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) closure (of a library, museum, etc.)

入館

see styles
 nyuukan / nyukan
    にゅうかん
(noun/participle) entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering

双書

see styles
 sousho / sosho
    そうしょ
series (of publications); library (of literature)

叢書


丛书

see styles
cóng shū
    cong2 shu1
ts`ung shu
    tsung shu
 sousho / sosho
    そうしょ
a series of books; a collection of books
series (of publications); library (of literature)

合集

see styles
hé jí
    he2 ji2
ho chi
 gasshuu / gasshu
    がっしゅう
collection; compilation
collection of works (in library cataloging); compilation
to gather

圖書


图书

see styles
tú shū
    tu2 shu1
t`u shu
    tu shu
 zusho
    ずしょ
books (in a library or bookstore); CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]
(surname) Zusho

在架

see styles
 zaika
    ざいか
(can be adjective with の) available on shelf (of a book in a library)

嫏嬛

see styles
láng huán
    lang2 huan2
lang huan
mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books; (fig.) library

山房

see styles
 sanbou / sanbo
    さんぼう
(1) mountain cottage; mountain hut; (2) temple; (3) study; (personal) library

帯出

see styles
 taishutsu
    たいしゅつ
(noun, transitive verb) taking out (e.g. a book from a library); removing (from the premises); borrowing

当館

see styles
 toukan / tokan
    とうかん
this library; this museum; this theatre; this hall

文房

see styles
 bunbou / bunbo
    ぶんぼう
(obsolete) (See 書斎) study; library

書庫


书库

see styles
shū kù
    shu1 ku4
shu k`u
    shu ku
 shoko
    しょこ
a store room for books; fig. an erudite person; the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus
(1) library; book storage; stack room; (2) {comp} (See アーカイブ) archive (file)

書房


书房

see styles
shū fáng
    shu1 fang2
shu fang
 shobou / shobo
    しょぼう
study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
(1) study; library; (2) bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

書斎

see styles
 shosai
    しょさい
study; library; den; home office; reading room

書館


书馆

see styles
shū guǎn
    shu1 guan3
shu kuan
teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers; (attached to name of publishing houses); (in former times) private school; library (of classic texts)

本館

see styles
 honkan
    ほんかん
(1) main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); (2) this library; this museum; this theatre; this hall; this building; (place-name, surname) Motodate

村立

see styles
 sonritsu
    そんりつ
(adj-no,n) established by a village; village (school, library, etc.)

来館

see styles
 raikan
    らいかん
(n,vs,vi) coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.

正本

see styles
zhèng běn
    zheng4 ben3
cheng pen
 seihon / sehon
    せいほん
original (of a document); reserved copy (of a library book)
original; original text; authenticated facsimile; authenticated copy; (surname) Masamoto

法藏

see styles
fǎ zàng
    fa3 zang4
fa tsang
 houzou / hozo
    ほうぞう
(personal name) Houzou
Dharma-store; also 佛法藏; 如來藏 (1) The absolute, unitary storehouse of the universe, the primal source of all things. (2) The Treasury of Buddha's teaching the sutras, etc. (3) Any Buddhist library. (4) Dharmākara, mine of the Law; one of the incarnations of Amitābha. (5) Title of the founder of the Huayan School 賢首法藏Xianshou Fazang.

漫喫

see styles
 mankitsu
    まんきつ
(abbreviation) (See 漫画喫茶) manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

経堂

see styles
 kyoudou / kyodo
    きょうどう
sutra library; (surname) Kiyoudou

総書

see styles
 sousho / sosho
    そうしょ
series (of publications); library (of literature)

續借


续借

see styles
xù jiè
    xu4 jie4
hsü chieh
extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)

芸閣


芸阁

see styles
yún gé
    yun2 ge2
yün ko
imperial library

蔵書

see styles
 zousho / zosho
    ぞうしょ
collection of books; (personal) library; (personal name) Kuragaki

蔵本

see styles
 zouhon / zohon
    ぞうほん
one's library; (place-name, surname) Kuramoto

藏司

see styles
zàng sī
    zang4 si1
tsang ssu
 zōshi
Library; librarian.

藏書


藏书

see styles
cáng shū
    cang2 shu1
ts`ang shu
    tsang shu
to collect books; library collection

藏殿

see styles
zàng diàn
    zang4 dian4
tsang tien
 zōten
A library of the scriptures.

返本

see styles
 henpon
    へんぽん
(n,vs,vt,vi) books returned unsold; books returned to the library

退館

see styles
 taikan
    たいかん
(noun/participle) (See 入館・にゅうかん) leaving (a library, museum, etc.); exiting

閉架

see styles
 heika / heka
    へいか
closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system

閉館


闭馆

see styles
bì guǎn
    bi4 guan3
pi kuan
 heikan / hekan
    へいかん
(of libraries, museums etc) to be closed
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

開室


开室

see styles
kāi shì
    kai1 shi4
k`ai shih
    kai shih
 kaishitsu
    かいしつ
(1) opening (e.g. library, museum, etc); being open; making a room accessible to people; (2) (organization) being available to take on work
admission to the room

開館

see styles
 kaikan
    かいかん
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)

閱藏


阅藏

see styles
yuè zàng
    yue4 zang4
yüeh tsang
 echizō
To examine (and dust) the scriptures, or library.

館内

see styles
 kannai
    かんない
(noun - becomes adjective with の) inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises; (surname) Tatenouchi

館外

see styles
 kangai
    かんがい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) outside a library, museum, etc.; off the premises

館藏


馆藏

see styles
guǎn cáng
    guan3 cang2
kuan ts`ang
    kuan tsang
to collect in a museum or library; museum collection; library holdings

龍藏


龙藏

see styles
lóng zàng
    long2 zang4
lung tsang
The Dragon Treasury or library, formerly in the 龍興 Longxing monastery at Chang-an.

DLL

see styles
 dii eru eru; diierueru(sk) / di eru eru; dierueru(sk)
    ディー・エル・エル; ディーエルエル(sk)
{comp} dynamic link library; DLL

休館日

see styles
 kyuukanbi / kyukanbi
    きゅうかんび
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day

借書證


借书证

see styles
jiè shū zhèng
    jie4 shu1 zheng4
chieh shu cheng
library card

入館者

see styles
 nyuukansha / nyukansha
    にゅうかんしゃ
visitor (to a museum, library, etc.)

共享庫


共享库

see styles
gòng xiǎng kù
    gong4 xiang3 ku4
kung hsiang k`u
    kung hsiang ku
shared library (computing)

函式庫


函式库

see styles
hán shì kù
    han2 shi4 ku4
han shih k`u
    han shih ku
library (partition on computer hard disk)

功能集

see styles
gōng néng jí
    gong1 neng2 ji2
kung neng chi
function library

図書係

see styles
 toshogakari
    としょがかり
librarian; person in charge of a library

図書室

see styles
 toshoshitsu
    としょしつ
library (usu. single-room); small library

図書館

see styles
 toshokan(p); zushokan(ok)
    としょかん(P); ずしょかん(ok)
library

圖書館


图书馆

see styles
tú shū guǎn
    tu2 shu1 guan3
t`u shu kuan
    tu shu kuan
library; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]

庫模塊


库模块

see styles
kù mó kuài
    ku4 mo2 kuai4
k`u mo k`uai
    ku mo kuai
library module

所蔵館

see styles
 shozoukan / shozokan
    しょぞうかん
holding library

掃地僧


扫地僧

see styles
sǎo dì sēng
    sao3 di4 seng1
sao ti seng
Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4]); (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known

書籍館

see styles
 shojakukan; shosekikan
    しょじゃくかん; しょせきかん
(obsolete) (See 図書館) library; (place-name) Shojakukan (Japan's first public library, opened in 1872)

来館者

see styles
 raikansha
    らいかんしゃ
visitor (to a museum, library, etc.)

檔案館


档案馆

see styles
dàng àn guǎn
    dang4 an4 guan3
tang an kuan
archive library

禁帯出

see styles
 kintaishutsu
    きんたいしゅつ
(can be adjective with の) for reference only; in-library use only; not for loan

程序庫


程序库

see styles
chéng xù kù
    cheng2 xu4 ku4
ch`eng hsü k`u
    cheng hsü ku
program library (computing)

貸出用

see styles
 kashidashiyou / kashidashiyo
    かしだしよう
circulation or lending (e.g. library books)

貸本屋

see styles
 kashihonya
    かしほんや
rental library

資料館

see styles
 shiryoukan / shiryokan
    しりょうかん
(See 史料館) museum; reference library; archive; record office; (place-name) Shiryōkan

配架法

see styles
 haikahou / haikaho
    はいかほう
library arrangement; organization of books in a library

閉架式

see styles
 heikashiki / hekashiki
    へいかしき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) closed stack system (e.g. library)

開架式

see styles
 kaikashiki
    かいかしき
making materials in a library available in open stacks

典拠管理

see styles
 tenkyokanri
    てんきょかんり
(See 典拠コントロール) authority control (e.g. in library cataloging)

四庫全書


四库全书

see styles
sì kù quán shū
    si4 ku4 quan2 shu1
ssu k`u ch`üan shu
    ssu ku chüan shu
 shikozensho
    しこぜんしょ
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
(work) Siku Quanshu (collection of books from the Qing dynasty); Complete Library in Four Sections; (wk) Siku Quanshu (collection of books from the Qing dynasty); Complete Library in Four Sections

図書委員

see styles
 toshoiin / toshoin
    としょいいん
student library assistant

図書館員

see styles
 toshokanin
    としょかんいん
(See 司書) library clerk; librarian

図書館学

see styles
 toshokangaku
    としょかんがく
library science

図書館法

see styles
 toshokanhou / toshokanho
    としょかんほう
{law} Library Act

図書館版

see styles
 toshokanban
    としょかんばん
library edition (of a book)

天宮寳藏

see styles
bǎo cáng
    bao3 cang2
pao ts`ang
    pao tsang
A library of the sutras. The treasury of all the sutras in the Tuṣita Heaven in Maitreya's palace. Another collection is said to be in the 龍宮 or Dragon's palace, but is associated with Nāgārjuna.

浩如煙海


浩如烟海

see styles
hào rú yān hǎi
    hao4 ru2 yan1 hai3
hao ju yen hai
vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

漫画喫茶

see styles
 mangakissa
    まんがきっさ
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

現代新書

see styles
 gendaishinsho
    げんだいしんしょ
(work) New Library of Knowledge (series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha); (wk) New Library of Knowledge (series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha)

登録集名

see styles
 tourokushuumei / torokushume
    とうろくしゅうめい
{comp} library-name

禁帯出本

see styles
 kintaishutsubon
    きんたいしゅつぼん
book that cannot be taken out (of a library, etc.); restricted book; reference-only book

請求記号

see styles
 seikyuukigou / sekyukigo
    せいきゅうきごう
call number (e.g. of a book in a library)

貸し本屋

see styles
 kashihonya
    かしほんや
rental library

貸出期間

see styles
 kashidashikikan
    かしだしきかん
lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)

郷土資料

see styles
 kyoudoshiryou / kyodoshiryo
    きょうどしりょう
local collection (of a library); local materials; local artefacts

配架場所

see styles
 haikabasho
    はいかばしょ
shelving location of books (in a library)

鎖付図書

see styles
 kusaritsukitosho
    くさりつきとしょ
chained library; library where the books are attached to their bookcase with a chain

閉館時間

see styles
 heikanjikan / hekanjikan
    へいかんじかん
closing time (library, museum, etc.)

青空文庫

see styles
 aozorabunko
    あおぞらぶんこ
(work) Aozora Bunko (digital library of Japanese public-domain works); (wk) Aozora Bunko (digital library of Japanese public-domain works)

飲食禁止

see styles
 inshokukinshi
    いんしょくきんし
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking

まんが喫茶

see styles
 mangakissa
    まんがきっさ
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

ライブラリ

see styles
 raiburari
    ライブラリ
(1) library; (2) book series; (3) (computer terminology) library (software, modules, images, etc.)

三田図書館

see styles
 mitatoshokan
    みたとしょかん
(org) Mita Library; (o) Mita Library

中央図書館

see styles
 chuuoutoshokan / chuotoshokan
    ちゅうおうとしょかん
main library; central library; (place-name) Chūōtoshokan

公共図書館

see styles
 koukyoutoshokan / kokyotoshokan
    こうきょうとしょかん
public library

公立図書館

see styles
 kouritsutoshokan / koritsutoshokan
    こうりつとしょかん
(See 公開図書館) public library

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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