Illustration: On a commuter train, a passenger slips a tall, narrow paperback halfway into a jacket breast pocket while holding the book open with one thumb. Its flexible cover bends slightly, and the exposed spread contains an anatomical drawing and a simple scientific illustration without lettering.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

新しん書しょ

shinsho

slim paperback book

Usually refers to a compact Japanese nonfiction paperback. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. デイビッドは哲学てつがくの新書しんしょを出版しゅっぱんしたばかりだ。

    David has just published a slim paperback on philosophy.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  2. 通勤中つうきんちゅうに歴史れきしの新書しんしょを読よんでいる。

    I read a slim paperback on history during my commute.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. この新書しんしょは軽かるいので、旅行りょこうに持もっていく。

    This slim paperback is light, so I’m taking it on my trip.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 新書

  • 新newOnシンKunあたらしい・あらた・あら-
  • 書writeOnショKunかく

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