積ん読 (つんどく)buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku

buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundokunoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
books bought but not readnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 積ん読

積極的せっきょくてきpositive; assertive
積極せっきょくactive; positive
面積めんせきsquare measure; size (e.g. of land)
累積るいせきaccumulation
集積しゅうせきaccumulation
蓄積ちくせきaccumulation; accumulate
上積みうわづみdeck cargo; upper layer of goods
積み重ねつみかさねpile; accumulation
読者どくしゃreader
読書どくしょreading (books)
読みよみreading
朗読ろうどくreading aloud; recitation
読むよむto read
購読こうどくbuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions)
読み方よみかたpronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji)
秒読みびょうよみcountdown

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