noun
letterpress printing; type printing; typography
Refers to printing using movable type or relief printing plates, as opposed to digital or offset methods. Often used in historical or technical contexts.
活字印刷はグーテンベルクによって発明された。
Letterpress printing was invented by Gutenberg.
この本は活字印刷で作られています。
This book was made using letterpress printing.
Compound of 活字 (movable type) and 印刷 (printing). The term became common with the spread of Western-style printing technology in Japan.