凹おう版はん印いん刷さつ

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Meanings

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noun

intaglio printing

A printing technique where the image is incised into a plate, and the incised lines hold the ink. Used for high-quality prints, banknotes, and stamps.

紙し幣へいは凹おう版はん印いん刷さつで作つくられている。
Banknotes are made using intaglio printing.

concave, hollow, sunken

版printing block, printing plate, edition

印stamp, seal, mark

刷printing, print, brush

Similar words

凸とっ版ぱん印いん刷さつ
凸版印刷 (relief printing) uses raised surfaces to transfer ink, while 凹版印刷 uses recessed areas.
平へい版はん印いん刷さつ
平版印刷 (planographic printing) uses a flat surface, unlike the incised plates of 凹版印刷.

Etymology

Compound of 凹版 (intaglio plate) and 印刷 (printing). The term is a direct technical description of the process.