Japanese

きょうかしょ
Meaning: textbook
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

教
科
書

Example sentences

I forgot my school textbooks.
新学期が始まり、新しい教科書を受け取った。
The new semester started, and I received new textbooks.
教科書の15ページを開いてください。
Please open page 15 of the textbook.
明日、忘れずに教科書を持って来てください。
Please remember to bring your textbook tomorrow.
来週から、教科書の第五課を勉強します。
Starting next week, we will study Lesson 5 of the textbook.
歴史の教科書で、平安時代の朝廷の役割について学んだ。
I learned about the role of the Imperial Court in the Heian period in my history textbook.
この教科書は、最新のデータに基づいて改訂された。
This textbook was revised based on the latest data.
初学者向けの教科書を読む
I read a textbook for beginners.
教科書に初出する新字を丁寧に練習する。
Carefully practice the new characters that appear for the first time in the textbook.
教科書の鼇頭に詳しい解説を書き込んだ。
I wrote a detailed explanation in the top margin of the textbook.

Usage Notes

A book used as a standard work for the study of a particular subject.

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