図書|としょtosho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbooks
   私のところの図書としょは自由じゆうにお使つかい下ください。↗

   You're welcome to any book in my library.

• Synonym書籍しょせきWrittenWritten/formal prose for publications, common in the publishing industry and for e-books; 「図書」 is the term for books in libraries and public institutions.
• Synonym書物しょもつWrittenWritten/formal prose for books with a classical, weighty feel; it can also cover scrolls, while 「図書」 leans institutional.
• SynonymブックNeutralNeutral loanword, used mostly in book titles, shop names and compounds such as 「ガイドブック」.
• Synonym書冊しょさつWrittenA rare, written word for books; in most cases 「書籍」 is used instead.
• Synonym書しょNeutralA neutral word for books and documents, also calligraphy works; very common as a suffix, as in 「教科書」.
• Synonymご本ごほんFormalA formal, polite word for a book, heard mostly when adults speak to small children.
• Synonym書巻しょかんWrittenWritten/formal prose, usually for old books and classics, with an archaic, literary flavor.
• Related本ほんNeutralThe neutral, most common everyday word for a book; 「図書」 is the formal, institutional term, as in 「図書館」.
• Related著書ちょしょWrittenWritten/formal prose for books a person has written, as in 「彼の著書」; it foregrounds the author, which 「図書」 does not.

For everyday talk, say 「本」. 「図書」 is the formal, institutional term, as in 「図書館」. For publications, use 「書籍」; for a person's writings, 「著書」. 「書物」 has a classical, weighty feel and 「書巻」 evokes old classics. 「ブック」 appears in titles and compounds, 「書」 mostly as a suffix like 「教科書」, 「ご本」 in polite or child-directed speech, and 「書冊」 is rare.

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1. 本ほん。書物しょもつ。書籍しょせき。