Spine

Spine in Japanese

In Japanese

背表紙(せびょうし)

sebyōshi

Definition

Definition in EnglishThe narrow edge of a book where the pages are bound.

Definition in Japaneseページがとじてある本の細い側。

Example sentences

棚(たな)に差(さ)したままでも、背表紙(せびょうし)を見(み)れば本(ほん)のタイトルは読(よ)めるよ。
You can read the title on the spine of the book.

Related words

Part of

How it is

thick

spine in other languages