こん
蒟
にゃく
蒻
ぼん
本

noun

  1. Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm).
  2. late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こん
蒟
にゃく
蒻
ぼん
本
 蒟蒻本 こんにゃくぼん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

devil's tongue (plant)
コン　ク (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
a kind of water plant
ニャク　ジャク (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
weak, frail
よわ.い　ジャク (2nd, N2)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)