Translation guide
The blank page(s) at the very beginning or end of a book, often used for notes or inscriptions.
The learner wants to refer to the blank leaf at the front or back of a book, typically used for writing a name, date, or note.
The most common and natural word for a flyleaf. Literally 'play paper', it refers to the extra blank pages at the front or back of a book, often decorative or protective.
この本の遊び紙に名前を書いてください。
Please write your name on the flyleaf of this book.
遊び紙に素敵なイラストが描いてあった。
There was a lovely illustration on the flyleaf.
Refers specifically to the endpaper or flyleaf that is pasted down and often forms the first page you see when opening a book. More technical than 遊び紙.
An abbreviated form of 遊び紙, used in bookbinding contexts. May be ambiguous outside of that domain.
見返しに蔵書票が貼ってある。
There is a bookplate pasted on the flyleaf.
When binding, adding a flyleaf makes the book easier to open.