書誌|しょしshoshi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject)
2. nounbibliography (history or description of books)
3. nounbook

• Related図書としょWrittenWritten word for books themselves, as in 「図書館」; unlike 「書誌」, it does not mean a bibliography or a description of books.
• Related本ほんNeutralThe everyday, most common word for a book itself; it names the object you read, not the bibliographic record that 「書誌」 denotes.
• RelatedブックCasualColloquial loanword for a book, often seen in compound names; it means the book itself, not the cataloging information of 「書誌」.
• Related著書ちょしょWrittenWritten word for books a person has written, as in 「著書多数」; it names the works themselves, not a listing of them.
• Related著ちょWrittenWritten word for a written work, or a suffix crediting the author as in 「〇〇著」; it never means a bibliography.
• Related著作ちょさくWrittenWritten word for the act of writing a book or the resulting work; 「書誌」 describes books rather than their creation.
• Related読み物よみものNeutralNeutral word for reading matter — light, easy articles or stories; it is about content, not bibliographic records.
• Related書冊しょさつWrittenRare written word for books as objects; it does not cover bibliographic description.
• Related書しょWrittenWritten word for a book or, especially, brush calligraphy; a different sense from the bibliographic 「書誌」.
• Relatedご本ごほんFormalPolite way of saying 「本」, also used when speaking to children; it means the book itself, not a bibliographic record.
• Related書巻しょかんWrittenRare written word for books, usually old ones; it points to the volumes themselves, not their description.
• Related書史しょしWrittenRare written word for classical texts or the history of books; unlike 「書誌」, it is not about cataloging information.
• Related述作じゅっさくWrittenRare written word for the act of writing books; it denotes an activity, unlike the bibliographic 「書誌」.
• Related著作物ちょさくぶつWrittenWritten, legal term for works protected by copyright — text, music, film and more; far broader than books and unrelated to cataloging.
• Related巻帙かんちつWrittenRare written word for volumes of books or the cover that protects them; it has nothing to do with bibliographic listing.

Use 「書誌」 for bibliographic data on a book or a subject bibliography — a library-science term, as in 「書誌情報」 and 「書誌学」. For books themselves say 「本」 (everyday) or 「図書」 (written); for books someone has written, 「著書」. The rest are rare written words or special senses: 「著作」「述作」 for writing books, 「著作物」 for protected works, 「読み物」 for light reading matter.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 図書としょ、書物しょもつについての解説かいせつや記述きじゅつ。
2. ある特定とくていの人物じんぶつや題目だいもくに関かんする文献ぶんけんや書物しょもつの目録もくろく。