Meaning

Primary

Book Review

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

A writing that has been evaluated has gotten a book review.

Reading

しょひょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

コウイチにこの本の書評をお願いしてもらえませんか?

Could you kindly ask Koichi to review this book for me, please?

その書評は、妥当なものとして広く認められています。

That book review is widely recognized as being well-reasoned.

その本についての批判的な書評があまりにも多いので、買う気が失せたよ。

There were so many critical reviews of a book I was thinking of reading that I lost my desire to buy it.

Kanji Composition