How to say "bibliography" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 書誌しょしnounThis is 'bibliography' in the sense of an actual list of books, by an author or on a subject — the kind of list found at the end of scholarly papers and books.
- 書誌学しょしがくnounHere 'bibliography' names a field of study — the study of books, also called bibliology. Use it for the academic discipline, not for a bibliography as a list of books.
Choose 書誌 when 'bibliography' means the list itself — books by an author or on a subject — and 書誌学 when it means the academic study of books, the sense also called bibliology.
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