orihon
[ awr-ee-hon, ohr- ]
/ ˈɔr iˌhɒn, ˈoʊr- /
noun
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
a book consisting of leaves, printed on one side only, uncut at the fore edge.
Origin of orihon
1905–10; < Japanese, equivalent to
ori fold +
hon book (<
fon < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese
běn)
Words nearby orihon
originality,
originally,
originate,
origination fee,
originative,
orihon,
orihou,
orillia,
orinasal,
orinda,
orinoco
Example sentences from the Web for orihon
Now the orihon is complete, and it is the link between the roll and the book.