初刷り
also: しょさつ · はつずり
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Meanings
1
first print run; first printing
Refers to the initial batch of copies printed for a publication such as a book, magazine, or newspaper. Often used in publishing and bibliographic contexts.
The first print run of this book sold out immediately.
There were several typos in the first printing.
2
first print of the new year; New Year's Day edition
Only with reading はつずり
Specifically the first newspaper printed on January 1st, or by extension the first print of any publication in the new year. Read as はつずり.
I look forward to reading the New Year's Day edition of the newspaper on the morning of January 1st.