In Japanese, "textbook" is 教科書 (kyōkasho). It is a noun pronounced "kyoh-kah-shoh".
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教科書 is written in kanji. Romanised as kyōkasho, it sounds roughly like "kyoh-kah-shoh" to an English ear.
教科書はどこにありますか？
Kyōkasho wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Where is the textbook?
Kyōkasho (教科書) is the Japanese word for textbook. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam教科書 is romanised as kyōkasho. Say it roughly like "kyoh-kah-shoh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
教科書 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
教科書 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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