草くさ双ぞう紙し

noun

kusazōshi; illustrated storybook

Refers to a genre of popular illustrated fiction from the Edo period, often with simple text and pictures. The term is historical and not used for modern picture books.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、草くさ双ぞう紙しが庶しょ民みんの間あいだで広ひろく読よまれていた。

  During the Edo period, kusazōshi were widely read among common people.