"tankobon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tankobons [plural], tankobon [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 単行本(たんこうぼん) (tankōbon). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|単行本|たんこうぼん}} 単行本(たんこうぼん) (tankōbon) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tankobon}} tankobon (plural tankobons or tankobon)
  1. (manga) A standard Japanese book format most commonly encountered as the individual volumes of a manga series. Wikipedia link: tankobon Categories (topical): Books, Japanese fiction Synonyms: tankōbon, tankoubon
    Sense id: en-tankobon-en-noun-sB-7TA3u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: comics, literature, manga, media, publishing

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