also: ゆかぼん
noun
yukahon; floor book
Historical term for large-print books placed on the floor for the narrator (tayū) to read from in jōruri and bunraku puppet theater. Not used in modern everyday contexts.
文楽では、太夫が床本を見ながら語る。
In bunraku, the narrator recites while looking at the yukahon.
この床本は江戸時代のものだ。
This yukahon is from the Edo period.
Compound of 床 (yuka, 'floor') and 本 (hon, 'book'), referring to the practice of placing the script on the floor for the narrator. The alternate reading ゆかぼん shows rendaku.