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文庫化 (ぶんこか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

文ぶん庫こ化か

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

paperback publication; publishing in paperback

Refers to the act or process of releasing a book in a paperback (bunkobon) edition, often after an initial hardcover or trade paperback run.

あの小しょう説せつは来らい月げつ文ぶん庫こ化かされる予よ定ていだ。
That novel is scheduled to be published in paperback next month.
文ぶん庫こ化かにあたって、著

ちょ

者しゃ

は

あとがき

を

書か

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下お

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た

。

For the paperback edition, the author wrote a new afterword.

Kanji

文sentence, literature, style
庫warehouse, storehouse
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

文ぶん庫こ本ぼん
文庫本 is the resulting paperback book itself, while 文庫化 is the process or act of turning a work into that format.
単たん行こう本ぼん
単行本 is a standalone book (often hardcover or trade paperback), typically the format before 文庫化.

Etymology

Compound of 文庫 (bunko, 'paperback book series') + 化 (ka, '-ization'). The term is transparently derived from the publishing practice of releasing works in compact, affordable paperback editions.