(n) (1) written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)
(2) a text written entirely in kana
(3) graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)
(4) notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.)
(5) rough draft
(n) picture book
(n) (1) (arch) private diary
pillow book
(2) book of erotic pictures
(n) (1) (arch) private diary
pillow book
(2) book of erotic pictures
(iK) (n) The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
(n) story in the kana
(n) (Edo-period variety of) realistic literature
popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period