製本

Reading

Kana: せいほん

Romaji: seihon

Definition

noun

vs

1

book making (binding, publishing)

Kanji

製

Reading: セイ

Meanings: made in..., manufacture

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Example Sentences

その女(おんな)の子(こ)は、数(すう)冊(さつ)の本(ほん)を抱(かか)えていた。教科書(きょうかしょ)じゃなく、分厚(ぶあつ)い上(うえ)製本(せいほん)。

➥The girl was carrying several books, not textbooks but thick hardback books.

コミックマーケット６７にてコピー本(ほん)販売(はんばい)。無事(ぶじ)完売(かんばい)したので製本(せいほん)しました。

➥They were sold as photocopy books in Comic Market 67. We had no problem selling all of them, so we had bound copies made.