読とく本ほん

also: どくほん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

reader; reading book; guidebook; manual

A book designed for learning or guided reading, such as a graded reader, introductory guide, or instructional manual. Often used in titles like 〜読本.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉読とく本ほんa guide/primer on X (common in book titles)
初しょ心しん者しゃ向むけの投とう資し読とく本ほんを買かった。
I bought a beginner's guide to investing.
〈事こと〉読とく本ほんを出だすto publish a guide/reader on X
出しゅっ版ぱん社しゃが子こ育そだて読とく本ほんを出だした。
The publisher put out a guide to child-rearing.

Kanji

読read
本book, present, main

Related words

入にゅう門もん書しょ sense 1
入門書 is any beginner-level introductory book on a topic, while 読本 more specifically suggests a structured reader meant to be read through, often used in book titles.
教きょう科か書しょN3sense 2
教科書 is a standard school textbook used in formal education, whereas 読本 can be a supplementary reader or, historically, a specific pre-war Japanese-language textbook.
手て引びきN1sense 1
手引き is a practical how-to guide or manual for a task, while 読本 is more of a reading-based primer often aimed at building knowledge through text.

Don't confuse with

読どく書しょN3sense 1
読書 means the act of reading (a hobby or activity), while 読本 is the noun for the physical reading book or textbook itself.

Counted with

冊さつN1
counter for books; counter for volumes · volume; book

Word family

副ふく読とく本ほん
supplementary reader; supplementary textbook

Written forms

読本Usage98%
- とくほん
  Standard kanji form; the reading とくほん is the most common modern reading.
- どくほん
  Alternate reading; less common and somewhat dated, but still encountered.
トクホンUsage2%
どくほん

Etymology

Compound of 読 (reading) and 本 (book). The reading とくほん is a regular on'yomi combination; どくほん is an older or alternative reading of the same characters.