愛蔵版

愛蔵版

See also: 愛藏版

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	蔵	版
あい Grade: 4	ぞう Grade: 6	はん > ばん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 愛蔵 (aizō, “to treasure or cherish something”, literally “to love something and keep it safe”) +‎ 版 (han, “version, edition”). The han changes to ban as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あいぞーばん [àízóóbáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [a̠izo̞ːbã̠ɴ]

Noun

愛蔵版 (hiragana あいぞうばん, rōmaji aizōban, historical hiragana あいざうばん)

1. a collector's edition

References

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
• 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN