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==あいうえお== | ==あいうえお== | ||
*'''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 | ||
| + | *'''異世界''' (いせかい, isekai) – alternate universe; parallel universe; alternate dimension; other world; alternate world; | ||
*'''イラスト''' (irasuto) – illustration; sometimes used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; see also 絵 and 画; | *'''イラスト''' (irasuto) – illustration; sometimes used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; see also 絵 and 画; | ||
*'''絵''' (え, e) – picture; often used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; see also 画 and イラスト; | *'''絵''' (え, e) – picture; often used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; see also 画 and イラスト; | ||
| + | *'''エスエフ''' (esuefu) – science fiction; sometimes also SF; | ||
==かきくけこ== | ==かきくけこ== | ||
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*'''口絵''' (くちえ, kuchie) – frontispiece; | *'''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; | *'''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; | ||
| + | *'''幻想''' (げんそう, gensō) – fantasy; | ||
*'''告知用''' (こくちよう, kokuchiyō) – (used for) announcement; (used for) advertisement; | *'''告知用''' (こくちよう, kokuchiyō) – (used for) announcement; (used for) advertisement; | ||
*'''号''' (ごう, gō) – number; issue; | *'''号''' (ごう, gō) – number; issue; | ||
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==さしすせそ== | ==さしすせそ== | ||
*'''者''' (しゃ, sha) – author; | *'''者''' (しゃ, sha) – author; | ||
| + | *'''小説''' (しょうせつ, shōsetsu) – novel; | ||
*'''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; | ||
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*'''単行本''' (たんこうぼん, tankōbon) – volume; single volume; standalone volume; sometimes used to indicate a hardcover edition; | *'''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; | *'''著者''' (ちょしゃ, chosha) – author; | ||
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==なにぬねの== | ==なにぬねの== | ||
| − | *'''''' () – | + | *'''ノベル''' (noberu) – novel; |
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==はひふへほ== | ==はひふへほ== | ||
| + | *'''パラレルワールド''' or '''パラレル・ワールド''' – parallel world; parallel universe; | ||
*'''表紙''' (ひょうし, hyōshi) – cover (of a book/magazine); often used to credit the cover artist in magazines; | *'''表紙''' (ひょうし, hyōshi) – cover (of a book/magazine); often used to credit the cover artist in magazines; | ||
| + | *'''ファンタジー''' (fantajī) – fantasy; | ||
*'''文庫判''' (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – pocket-sized paperback; | *'''文庫判''' (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – pocket-sized paperback; | ||
*'''文庫版''' (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – paperback edition; | *'''文庫版''' (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – paperback edition; | ||
| + | *'''並行世界''' (へいこうせかい, heikō sekai) – parallel world; parallel universe; | ||
==まみむめも== | ==まみむめも== | ||
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==やゆよ== | ==やゆよ== | ||
*'''''' () – | *'''''' () – | ||
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==らりるれろ== | ==らりるれろ== | ||
| − | *'''''' () – | + | *'''ライトノベル''' or '''ライト・ノベル''' (raito noberu) – light novel; pulp novel; |
| − | + | *'''ライノベ''' (rainobe) – abbreviation for light novel; pulp novel; | |
| + | *'''ラノベ''' (ranobe) – abbreviation for light novel; pulp novel; | ||
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==わをん== | ==わをん== | ||
*'''''' () – | *'''''' () – | ||
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Revision as of 21:48, 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
- 異世界 (いせかい, isekai) – alternate universe; parallel universe; alternate dimension; other world; alternate world;
- イラスト (irasuto) – illustration; sometimes used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; see also 絵 and 画;
- 絵 (え, e) – picture; often used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; see also 画 and イラスト;
- エスエフ (esuefu) – science fiction; sometimes also SF;
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;
- 画 (が, ga) – picture; illustration; often used to indicate the artist who did the illustrations; see also 絵 and イラスト;
- 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;
- 幻想 (げんそう, gensō) – fantasy;
- 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;
- 小説 (しょうせつ, shōsetsu) – novel;
- 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;
なにぬねの
- ノベル (noberu) – novel;
はひふへほ
- パラレルワールド or パラレル・ワールド – parallel world; parallel universe;
- 表紙 (ひょうし, hyōshi) – cover (of a book/magazine); often used to credit the cover artist in magazines;
- ファンタジー (fantajī) – fantasy;
- 文庫判 (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – pocket-sized paperback;
- 文庫版 (ぶんこばん, bunkoban) – paperback edition;
- 並行世界 (へいこうせかい, heikō sekai) – parallel world; parallel universe;
まみむめも
- 漫画 (まんが, manga) – comics; Japanese comics;
- モノクローム (monokurōmu) – monochrome;
らりるれろ
- ライトノベル or ライト・ノベル (raito noberu) – light novel; pulp novel;
- ライノベ (rainobe) – abbreviation for light novel; pulp novel;
- ラノベ (ranobe) – abbreviation for light novel; pulp novel;