単行本

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 単行本(たんこうぼん) is a noun for a standalone book or volume issued separately from a serialization or magazine.
• Basic usage: A serialized comic becoming a book appears in 漫画が単行本になる, while borrowing a published volume appears in 最新の単行本を借りる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Serialization and book volume
  • It focuses on material collected into an independent book or volume rather than installments still appearing in a magazine.
• Change and object
  • Use 単行本になる for becoming a book edition and 単行本を借りる for borrowing that volume.