横よこ綴とじ

noun

oblong binding

A bookbinding style where the binding is on the shorter side, resulting in a landscape-oriented book. Common for albums, sketchbooks, and some technical documents.

• このアルバムは横よこ綴とじなので、写しゃ真しんが大おおきく見みやすい。

  This album is oblong-bound, so the photos are large and easy to see.

• 横よこ綴とじのノートは、横よこ向むきに使つかうのに便べん利りだ。

  Oblong-bound notebooks are convenient for landscape-oriented use.