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版面 (はんめん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

版はん面めん

also: はんづら

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Meanings

1

noun

type page; printed page

Refers to the entire composed page of type or the resulting printed page in printing and publishing contexts.

この版はん面めんはまだ校こう正せいが必ひつ要ようだ。
This type page still needs proofreading.
新しん聞ぶんの版はん面めんが完かん成せいした。
The newspaper's printed page layout is complete.

2

noun

surface of a printing plate

Specifically the physical surface of a printing plate from which ink is transferred; a technical term in printing.

版はん面めんに傷きずがつくと印いん刷さつ品ひん質しつが落おちる。
If the surface of the printing plate gets scratched, print quality drops.

Written forms

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- はんめん
  Standard kanji form for both senses; reading はんめん is the primary pronunciation.
- はんづら
  Alternate reading はんづら is less common and may be encountered in older or specialized printing contexts.

はんづら

Kanji

版printing block, printing plate, edition
面mask, face, features

Similar words

版はん
版面 is a compound referring specifically to the page or plate surface, while 版 alone can mean edition, version, or printing block more broadly.
印いん刷さつ面めん
印刷面 is a more general term for the printed surface or side of a sheet, whereas 版面 is a technical term for the composed page or plate surface.

Etymology

Compound of 版 (printing block, plate) and 面 (surface, face). The reading はんめん is the standard on'yomi combination; はんづら uses the kun'yomi つら for 面, which is less common.