Vocabulary

What does 積ん読 (つんどく, tsundoku) mean?

積ん読 (つんどく, tsundoku) means buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku.

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Readingつんどく
Romajitsundoku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
つんどく
tsundoku

buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku
  2. 2noun books bought but not read

Also written: 積読、つん読

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