Japanese

こしょてん
Meaning: second-hand bookstore; antiquarian bookstore
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

古
書
店

Example sentences

I look for rare books at a second-hand bookstore in town.
この古書店で、探していた初版を見つけた。
I found the first edition I was looking for at this secondhand bookstore.
この古書店には、世界に数冊しか現存しない稀覯本が保管されている。
This old bookstore keeps rare books of which only a few copies exist in the world.
その古書店で見つけたのは、まさに河図洛書とも言うべき稀覯本だった。
What I found in that old bookstore was a rare volume that could truly be called a legendary treasure.

Usage Notes

Refers to stores that sell older or antiquarian books, often focusing on rare finds.

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