Translation guide
A mimeograph is a duplicating machine that uses a stencil. In Japanese, the most common term is 謄写版 (とうしゃばん), but the brand name リソグラフ is widely recognized. The verb 'to mimeograph' is expressed as 謄写版で印刷する or ガリ版で刷る.
Referring to the duplicating machine itself.
General term for a mimeograph machine. Can also refer to the printing process.
Referring to a copy made by a mimeograph.
Literally 'thing printed by mimeograph'. Use this to specify a mimeographed copy.
Expressing the verb 'to mimeograph'.
Standard way to say 'to print using a mimeograph'.
In contemporary Japan, mimeographs are largely obsolete. The term リソグラフ (Risograph) is more common for similar digital duplicators used in art and design. Use 謄写版 for historical references.
学校には謄写版が置いてあった。
There was a mimeograph machine at school.
Brand name (Risograph) often used generically for modern digital duplicators, similar to mimeographs.
I printed it on the Risograph.
Refers specifically to the older, manual mimeograph process using a stylus and stencil. Often evokes nostalgia.
We made a fanzine using mimeograph printing.
This is a mimeographed document.
A copy made by the manual mimeograph process. Often used for nostalgic or artistic contexts.
I found a mimeographed poetry collection.
In the old days, we used to mimeograph things.
Specifically refers to the manual mimeograph process. '刷る' means 'to print'.
He distributed flyers he had mimeographed.