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Kotomora

ブックカバー

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Meanings

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noun

dust jacket; book jacket; dust cover

Refers to the removable paper cover of a book, often used for protection or decoration. Wasei-eigo from English 'book cover', but in English 'book cover' usually means the permanent cover, while ブックカバー specifically means the dust jacket.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from book cover