tankobon

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountankobon (plural tankobons or tankobon)

plural tankobons · alternative tankōbon · alternative tankoubon

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

Origin

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

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Translations

Arabic تانكوبون
  • تانكوبون (tānkūbūn)Japanese book
Chinese Mandarin 單行本 /单行本
  • 單行本 /单行本 (dānxíngběn)Japanese book
Hindi तान्कोबोन, तानकोबोन
  • तान्कोबोन (tānkobon)Japanese book
  • तानकोबोन (tānkobon)Japanese book
Indonesian tankobon
  • tankobonJapanese book
Japanese 単行本
  • 単行本 (tankōbon)Japanese book
Korean 단행본
  • 단행본 (danhaengbon)Japanese book
Cite this entry
APA

tankobon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tankobon

MLA

“tankobon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tankobon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tankobon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tankobon.

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