also: まるほん
reciter's book; complete set of books
Refers to a book containing the full text of a story, especially used by professional storytellers (e.g., rakugo performers). Also used for a complete set of books, such as an entire series or collection.
Rakugo performers practice while looking at the reciter's book.
If you buy the complete set of this series, you'll have all the volumes.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading まるほん is more common than まるぼん.
Alternate reading; less common than まるほん.
Compound of 丸 (maru, 'whole, complete') and 本 (hon, 'book'). The reading まるほん is the standard, while まるぼん is a less common variant.