letterpress; relief printing
A printing technique where the image area is raised above the non-image area; common in traditional letterpress and flexography.
This business card was printed using the letterpress method.
This book is made using letterpress printing.
Relief printing is a method where ink is applied to the raised parts of the plate.
凸版 and 平版 are both printing methods that learners mix up: 凸版 prints from a raised surface, while 平版 (like lithography) prints from a flat surface with no height difference between image and non-image areas.
Standard kanji form; used in printing contexts.
Compound of 凸 (convex, raised) and 版 (printing plate), describing a plate with raised printing surfaces.