Japanese

Noun

書誌学 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 書誌學, hiragana しょしがく, romaji shoshigaku)

1. bibliography; the study of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication

Derived terms

• 分析書誌学 analytical bibliography or critical bibliography
• 列挙的書誌学 enumerative bibliography or systematic bibliography

References

• ja:w:書誌学
• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.