Japanese word

全集

Pronunciation

Romajizenshū

Meaning

  • nouncollected works

Example

父はその作家の全集を買いました。chichi wa so no sak ka no zen shū o ka i ma shi ta

My father bought that author's collected works.

Illustration for 全集 (collected works)

More examples

休日に好きな作家の全集を読みました。kyū jitsu ni su ki na sak ka no zen shū o yo mi ma shi ta

I read the collected works of my favorite author on my day off.

Core concept

全集 (zenshū) presents all or nearly all of an author's works together as one organized collection.

Common phrases

  • 全集を読むzen shū o yo mu

    read the collected works

  • 全集を買うzen shū o ka u

    buy the collected works

Similar words

著作集chosakushū: An organized published collection of works written by one author.
選集senshū: A collection of works chosen from an author's writings or from a particular field.
作品集sakuhinshū: A collection of creative works by one person, often focused on a particular type of work.

Definition in Japanese

ある著者や芸術家の作品を、もれなく一まとまりにして収めたもの。a ru cho sha ya gei jutsu ka no saku hin o mo re na ku hito ma to ma ri ni shi te osa me ta mo no

Word origin

全集 (zenshū) is a compound of 全 (zen, "whole") and 集 (shū, "collection"), meaning a collection treated as a whole.

Usage tips

  • Japanese book titles often use 全集 (zenshū) for multi-volume sets that bring an author's works together in an ordered series.

Other meanings

  • complete seriesnoun

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