How to say “textbook” in Japanese | 教科書 (きょうかしょ、kyōkasho)

The Japanese vocabulary「教科書 (きょうかしょ、kyōkasho)」means “textbook.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word教科書
Hiraganaきょうかしょ
Romaji Readingkyōkasho
English Meaningtextbook

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence教きょう科か書しょを家いえに忘わすれた。
Romaji ReadingKyōkasho o ie ni wasureta.
English MeaningI forgot my textbook at home. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence教科書を家に忘れました。
Romaji ReadingKyōkasho o ie ni wasuremashita.
English MeaningI forgot my textbook at home. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceさっき友達ともだちに教きょう科か書しょを借かりた。
Romaji ReadingSakki tomodachi ni kyōkasho o karita.
English MeaningI borrowed the textbook from my friend a while ago. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentenceさっき友達に教科書を借りました。
Romaji ReadingSakki tomodachi ni kyōkasho o karimashita.
English MeaningI borrowed the textbook from my friend while ago. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence分わからないところを教きょう科か書しょで調しらべた。
Romaji ReadingWakaranai tokoro o kyōkasho de shirabeta.
English MeaningI looked up what I didn’t understand in the textbook. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence分からないところを教科書で調べました。
Romaji ReadingWakaranai tokoro o kyōkasho de shirabemashita.
English MeaningI looked up what I didn’t understand in the textbook. (Polite Form)
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