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好色本 (こうしょくぼん, koushokubon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

好こう色しょく本ぼん

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Meanings

1

pornographic book (Edo period)

historical term

Historical term for erotic illustrated books or novels produced during the Edo period (1603–1868).

江え戸ど時じ代だいの好こう色しょく本ぼんは、浮うき世よ絵

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Edo-period pornographic books developed alongside ukiyo-e prints.

Kanji

好fond, pleasing, like something
色color
本book, present, main

Built from

好こう色しょく+本ほん

Etymology

Compound of 好色 (kōshoku, 'lust, love of sex') + 本 (hon, 'book'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally associated with Edo-period erotic literature.