“First volume” in Japanese
Short answer
First volume in Japanese is “首巻” (shukan). Full meaning: first volume (of book).
Other ways to say “First volume” in Japanese
上編
jouhen first volume
上巻
joukan first volume (in a two or three-volume set), first book, volume one, book one
初編
shohen volume one, first volume
前編
zenpen first part, first volume, prequel
第一巻
daiikkan volume 1, first volume
頸巻
kubimaki first volume (of book)
上篇
jouhen first volume
首巻き
kubimaki first volume (of book)
くび巻
kubimaki first volume (of book)
初篇
shohen volume one, first volume
前篇
zenpen first part, first volume, prequel
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