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出版所 (しゅっぱんじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

出しゅっ版ぱん所じょ

Meanings

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noun

publishing house (esp. state-run)

Refers to a publishing organization, often with a nuance of being state-run or institutional. Less common than 出版社 for commercial publishers.

その出しゅっ版ぱん所じょは政せい府ふの機き関かんとして設せつ立りつされた。
That publishing house was established as a government agency.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
版printing block, printing plate, edition
所place, extent

Similar words

出しゅっ版ぱん社しゃ
出版社 is the general term for a publishing company, while 出版所 often implies a state-run or institutional publisher.

Etymology

Compound of 出版 (shuppan, 'publishing') and 所 (sho, 'place' or 'office'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common pattern for naming institutions.