See also: 愛藏版

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: 4
ぞう
Grade: 6
はん > ばん
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
愛藏版 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) いぞーばん [àízóóbáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠izo̞ːbã̠ɴ]

Noun edit

(あい)(ぞう)(ばん) (aizōbanあいざうばん (aizauban)?

  1. a collector's edition

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