単行本 たんこうぼん Meanings Noun standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume tankōbon (i.e.: individual volume of a manga series) Kanji 単 single. Read as タン. 行 go. Read as コウ. 本 origin. Read as ホン. Common phrases 単行本になる Word lists Core 5000 Encyclopedia Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists