noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Japanese-style bookbinding; Japanese binding
Refers to traditional Japanese bookbinding methods, often involving side-stitching with thread. Can also be used attributively with の.
古い和綴じの本を修復する。
I restore old Japanese-bound books.
和綴じの技術を学ぶワークショップに参加した。
I attended a workshop to learn Japanese bookbinding techniques.
Western-style bookbinding, as opposed to traditional Japanese binding.
Compound of 和 (wa, 'Japanese') and 綴じ (toji, 'binding'), from the verb 綴じる (tojiru, 'to bind').