ガイドブック

ガイドブック · gaidobukku · JLPT N1 · noun

guidebook

📖 ガイドブック = ガイド (guide) + ブック (book): a book that acts as a guide

Both parts are katakana borrowings from English. Say gai-do (guide) + bu-kku (book), and the whole word matches its meaning.

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