ブックカバー

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from book +‎ cover.

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) ブックカ​バー [bùkkúkáꜜbàà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
    • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝk̚kɯ̟̊ᵝka̠ba̠ː]

    Noun

    ブックカバー • (bukku kabā) 

    1. a dust jacket, bookjacket
      • 2021 May 15, Yorifuji Bunpei, “Konshū no hondana: henshū gōki [This week’s book shelf: postscript]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 15:
        電(でん)車(しゃ)などで、おしゃれなブックカバーを手(て)にした人(ひと)を見(み)かけると、「あ、ステキだな」と思(おも)います。紀(き)伊(の)国(くに)屋(や)書(しょ)店(てん)などは、ブックカバーの売(う)り上(あ)げの一(いち)部(ぶ)を子(こ)どもの学(がく)習(しゅう)支(し)援(えん)に取(と)り組(く)むＮ(エヌ)Ｐ(ピー)Ｏ(オー)法( ほう)人(じん)カタリバに寄(き)付(ふ)するフェアを開(かい)催(さい)中(ちゅう)。
        Densha nado de, oshare na bukku kabā o te ni shita hito o mikakeru to, “A, suteki da na” to omoimasu. Kinokuniya Shoten nado wa, bukku kabā no uriage no ichibu o kodomo no gakushū shien ni torikumu enupīō hōjin Katariba ni kifu suru fea o kaisaichū.
        Espying the stylish dust jackets in people’s hands on the train I think, “Oh, how lovely.” Kinokuniya Books and others will donate a portion of book cover sales to children’s education charity Katariba in a charity event now open.

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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