Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tankobon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tankobon
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard Japanese book format most commonly encountered as the individual volumes of a manga series.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 単行本(たんこうぼん) (tankōbon).

Inflected Forms

tankobons (plural) tankōbon (alternative) tankoubon (alternative)

Questions

What does tankobon mean?: A standard Japanese book format most commonly encountered as the individual volumes of a manga series.
Where does tankobon come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 単行本(たんこうぼん) (tankōbon).

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