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Is there a common Japanese word for a board book? A board book has thick cardboard pages instead of paper pages. A board books is usually written for very young children.
(I looked in two different online dictionaries and also tried a Google search.)
Photo of a board book:
There is the katakana loan word ボードブック:
本の紙が厚紙(ボード)で出来ている本のこと。幼児向けの本に多い。
A book with pages made of cardboard. Usually for babies.
Since they are (almost) always picture books, you could probably also use the word 絵本{えほん}, but to describe that it has thick (cardboard) pages, you can use the word 厚紙{あつがみ} like in the earlier quote. I don't think 厚紙{あつがみ}絵本{えほん} is a common word, but something like here could be used:
厚紙{あつがみ}のタイプの絵本{えほん}を「ボードブック」と言います。
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