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*'''愛蔵版''' (あいぞうばん, aizōban) – collector's edition | *'''愛蔵版''' (あいぞうばん, aizōban) – collector's edition | ||
− | *'''イラスト''' (irasuto) – illustration; | + | *'''イラスト''' (irasuto) – illustration; also sometimes used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; |
+ | *'''絵''' (え, e) – picture; (used to indicate the) artist/illustrator; | ||
==かきくけこ== | ==かきくけこ== | ||
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==さしすせそ== | ==さしすせそ== | ||
+ | *'''者''' (しゃ, sha) – author; | ||
*'''外箱''' (そとばこ, sotobako) – slipcase; | *'''外箱''' (そとばこ, sotobako) – slipcase; | ||
*'''外函''' (そとばこ, sotobako) – slipcase; | *'''外函''' (そとばこ, sotobako) – slipcase; |
Revision as of 21:22, 16 November 2022
This is a glossary of Japanese book-related words and their English equivalents. They are listed in Japanese gojūon order.
あいうえお
- 愛蔵版 (あいぞうばん, aizōban) – collector's edition
- イラスト (irasuto) – illustration; also sometimes used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations;
- 絵 (え, e) – picture; (used to indicate the) artist/illustrator;
かきくけこ
- 硬表紙 (かたびょうし, katabyōshi) – hard cover; stiff cover (including semi-hard covers);
- カバーイラスト (kabā irasuto) – cover illustration; see also 表紙;
- 口絵 (くちえ, kuchie) – frontispiece;
- 原作者 (げんさくしゃ, gensakusha) – original creator; original author; often means "based on [the work of this] author; used to indicate someone who originally created the world or universe of a story, but does not indicate the author;
- 告知用 (こくちよう, kokuchiyō) – (used for) announcement; (used for) advertisement;
- 号 (ごう, gō) – number; issue;
さしすせそ
- 者 (しゃ, sha) – author;
- 外箱 (そとばこ, sotobako) – slipcase;
- 外函 (そとばこ, sotobako) – slipcase;
たちつてと
- 単行本 (たんこうぼん, tankōbon) – volume; single volume; standalone volume; sometimes used to indicate a hardcover edition;
- 著者 (ちょしゃ, chosha) – author;
はひふへほ
- 表紙 (ひょうし, hyōshi) – cover (of a book/magazine); often used to credit the cover artist in magazines;
- 文庫判 (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – pocket-sized paperback;
- 文庫版 (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – paperback edition;
まみむめも
- モノクローム (monokurōmu) – monochrome;