also: しょさつ · はつずり
noun
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.
この本の初刷りはすぐに売り切れた。
The first print run of this book sold out immediately.
初刷りには誤植がいくつかあった。
There were several typos in the first printing.
noun
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.
元旦の朝、新聞の初刷りを読むのが楽しみだ。
I look forward to reading the New Year's Day edition of the newspaper on the morning of January 1st.
Abbreviated form without okurigana; also read しょさつ in some contexts.
Rare reading of the abbreviated form; mainly used in specialized publishing contexts.
Variant using 摺 (print) instead of 刷; less common.
Abbreviated variant with 摺; very rare.
Compound of 初 (first) and 刷り (printing), from the verb 刷る (to print). The reading はつずり uses the native Japanese reading for 初, while しょずり uses the Sino-Japanese reading.