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tankobon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: comics, literature, manga, media, publishing

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 單行本 /单行本 (dānxíngběn) — Japanese book
  • Indonesian: tankobon — Japanese book
  • Japanese: 単行本 (tankōbon) — Japanese book
  • Korean: 단행본 (danhaengbon) — Japanese book