also: しょさつ · はつずり
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.
The first print run of this book sold out immediately.
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.
初刷りには誤植がいくつかあった。
There were several typos in the first printing.
I look forward to reading the New Year's Day edition of the newspaper on the morning of January 1st.
Standard spelling for the first print run of a publication.
Reading used specifically for the first print of the new year, especially newspapers.
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.