折おり本ほん

noun

folding book; accordion-folded book

A book made by folding a long sheet of paper back and forth, often used for picture books, sutras, or pamphlets. Also refers to the folded sections themselves.

• この絵え本ほんは折おり本ほんになっていて、広ひろげると一いち枚まいの長ながい絵えになります。

  This picture book is a folding book; when you open it up, it becomes one long picture.

• 経きょう典てんは折おり本ほんの形かたちで保ほ存ぞんされていることが多おおい。

  Sutras are often preserved in the form of folding books.