全巻(ぜんかん)

ぜんかん
noun
complete set of volumes; all volumes
1. complete set of volumes; all volumes
The entire set of volumes in a series, such as a manga, novel series, or encyclopedia. Frequently used when buying or discussing the full collection.
あの漫画(まんが)を全巻(ぜんかん)揃(そろ)えた。
I collected all the volumes of that manga.
全巻(ぜんかん)セットで買(か)うと安(やす)くなる。
It's cheaper if you buy the complete set.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しのとき、漫画(まんが)の全巻(ぜんかん)セットを段(だん)ボールに詰(つ)めるのが大変(たいへん)だった。
When moving, it was tough packing the complete manga sets into cardboard boxes.

USAGE:
Very common in manga and book culture. Online retailers frequently offer 全巻(ぜんかん)セット (complete set) deals. Also used for encyclopedias and other multi-volume works.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 全巻(ぜんかん)セット (complete set)
  • 全巻(ぜんかん)揃(そろ)える (to collect all volumes)
  • 全巻(ぜんかん)読破(どくは) (reading all volumes through)
  • 全巻(ぜんかん)無料(むりょう) (all volumes free)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 既刊(きかん): already published volumes — the volumes released so far in an ongoing series
  • 全集(ぜんしゅう): collected works — a comprehensive collection of an author's writings
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