What does "tsundoku" mean?

Correct answer: Buying books and never reading them

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SquareDot
SquareDot
I am guilty of this ... now I know the word for it !!
Player #41763927
Player #41763927
I do this too but never knew there was a name for it.
Tina's twin
Tina's twin
all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal..but with each passing year and with each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more &more able to articulate who we are, whether read or unread-nick hornby
baymax
baymax
isn't that true of many of us though!!
qu1zz1cal
qu1zz1cal
now I know what my daughter does !!!!
RushMama2112
RushMama2112
Yep. Guilty. I'll own it, though. 😉
Larissa
Larissa
If you look closely in the background you can see a head peeking out..... 😆
Gitesh
Gitesh
SquareDot, same here 🤣✌🏻✌🏻
Poekneegurl
Poekneegurl
Guilty x275 plus
deosIAM
deosIAM
Tina's twin, my goodness! I love this quote ❤
RisanekAnanas
RisanekAnanas
it's such a waste
Lucie Freya
Lucie Freya
Chris, I would only give my books to a trusted friend.
Rocky
Rocky
I suffer from this! 🫨
katie Houghton
katie Houghton
SquareDot, I love reading books
Chris
Chris
I made up my mind a year ago not to buy any more books. I only broke my promise one time by purchasing Robert Sapolsky’s last 2 books: ‘Behave’ and ‘Determined.’ Glad I did. Otherwise I’ve kept my promise. Our home was beginning to look like a wing of the Library of Congress or the National Archives. We are getting rather long in the tooth and we don't want our children to deal with all this that we've collected. We give books to prisons and other facilities. They are often difficult to part with.
Gigi
Gigi
SquareDot, ditto
Player #130715560
Player #130715560
buyings book
Thandie morrison
Thandie morrison
I’m guilty to okay I didn’t do it
Wombat
Wombat
Alin, literally though, totally relatable. Literally my vibe. On god no cap literally fr 💀💀💀😭🔥🔥💀
Elenora
Elenora
qu1zz1cal, haha😄☺️
Bose
Bose
if you are a Japanese and you think Japan is great like this comment
Lisik
Lisik
SquareDot, me too
Alin
Alin
frfr no cap no cap
Trento
Trento
warlock, yes it's called sensible, as newspapers are only advertising and biased journalism 🤣 good for crosswords and scrap paper
Mars V
Mars V
I’m saving them until I need them.
jean
jean
GRACEY, We heard you the first time!!! Really!!!
bAyOy
bAyOy
that's my weird obsession. buying new books and collecting them. Although I know I have no time to read them, at least they're mine 🤣
Abigail
Abigail
Relate, though sometimes I read books in the evening cause when I went home from school I am exhausted.
dann
dann
this is me , sometimes.😄
Tombot
Tombot
Player #41763927, there is not a name for this in English. Japanese has a name for it.
Hyugs
Hyugs
so am I Tsonduko
Phawnix
Phawnix
What is the term for buying more video games than you can play? 😅
Geo
Geo
I'm also guilty of that. Life has become so busy that it's become hard to even finish a single chapter per day
Ambi
Ambi
SquareDot, me too. But I am planning to read one book every three months. It’s terrible to be attracted to certain reading material and then let them collect dust on the bookshelf.
Blessed Waves 🌊🌪️🇰🇪
Blessed Waves 🌊🌪️🇰🇪
that's definitely for lazy guy🥱🤭🤭
Kingel
Kingel
I got a hint, it was in the picture and I knew it
Yvette Bianchi
Yvette Bianchi
so this is like some sort of hoarding?
Aashritha
Aashritha
well I guess I am a tsunduko
Daniella Jean
Daniella Jean
Well, that's me.
Vicky
Vicky
Winnie, It appears to be a common phenomenon among book lovers