印いん刷さつ

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印刷する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	印いん刷さつする	印いん刷さつしない
Polite	印いん刷さつします	印いん刷さつしません
Past polite	印いん刷さつしました	印いん刷さつしませんでした
Past	印いん刷さつした	印いん刷さつしなかった
Te-form	印いん刷さつして	印いん刷さつしないで
Desire	印いん刷さつしたい	印いん刷さつしたくない
Potential	印いん刷さつできる	印いん刷さつできない
Passive	印いん刷さつされる	印いん刷さつされない
Causative	印いん刷さつさせる	印いん刷さつさせない
Causative passive	印いん刷さつさせられる	印いん刷さつさせられない
Volitional	印いん刷さつしよう
Polite volitional	印いん刷さつしましょう
Imperative	印いん刷さつしろ	印いん刷さつするな
Conditional	印いん刷さつすれば	印いん刷さつしなければ
Tara conditional	印いん刷さつしたら	印いん刷さつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

printing

General term for printing text, images, or documents using a printer or press. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

この書しょ類るいを印いん刷さつしてください。
Please print this document.
カラー印いん刷さつはモノクロより高たかい。
Color printing is more expensive than black and white.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を印いん刷さつに出だすto send something out to be printed
この原げん稿こうを印いん刷さつに出だした。
I sent this manuscript out to be printed.
両りょう面めん印いん刷さつするto print double-sided
このレポートは両りょう面めん印いん刷さつにしてください。
Please print this report double-sided.
カラーで印いん刷さつするto print in color
写しゃ真しんはカラーで印いん刷さつした。
I printed the photos in color.
印いん刷さつが乱みだれるfor the print to come out smudged or misaligned
インクが少すくなくて印いん刷さつが乱みだれてしまった。
The ink was low, so the printing came out smudged.

Kanji

印stamp, seal, mark
刷printing, print, brush

Related words· 9

プリントN3
プリント usually refers to printing out copies or handouts in everyday/office contexts, while 印刷 is the broader, more formal term covering all kinds of printing.
刷するN2
刷る is the plain verb used especially in publishing/press contexts, while 印刷する is the more common, everyday way to say 'to print'.
印いん字じ
印字 refers narrowly to printing characters or data (as by a printer), while 印刷 covers printing of any content, including images and documents.
打うち出だす
印刷する is the general verb for printing anything (books, posters, etc.), while 打ち出す is used specifically for outputting a document from a computer or printer.

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刷すりN1
印刷 is the general term for the printing process or industry, while 刷り usually points to a specific print run or the resulting print quality.
活かつ字じN2
印刷 refers to the general process of printing, whereas 活字 denotes the individual type pieces or the printed text itself.
プリントアウトN2
印刷 is the general term for printing (including commercial or offset printing), while プリントアウト specifically means printing output from a computer.
打うち出だし
印刷 refers to the general act or process of printing, while 打ち出し emphasizes the specific output produced by a printer.
グラビア
印刷 is the general term for printing of any kind, whereas グラビア names one specific printing technique (photogravure) and its glossy output.

Opposites

手て描がき
手描き describes something drawn by hand, whereas 印刷 describes something produced by printing rather than by hand.
手て書がきN2
印刷 means printed (by machine), the direct opposite of 手書き, which means written or drawn by hand.
肉にく筆ひつ
肉筆 refers to something written by hand, while 印刷 refers to something produced by printing, the natural opposite in contexts like manuscripts versus printed books.

Don't confuse with

印いん象しょうN3
印象 (impression) shares the kanji 印 and a similar reading with 印刷 (printing) but has a completely unrelated meaning.
増ぞう刷さつ
印刷 is the general word for 'printing' as an activity, whereas 増刷 specifically means printing additional copies of something already published.
版はん画がN1
印刷 means mechanical printing of books or documents, whereas 版画 is an art print produced by hand-carving and inking a block or plate.

Word family· 55

印いん刷さつ物ぶつ
printed matter; printed material
印いん刷さつ所じょ
print shop; printing office; press
凸とっ版ぱん印いん刷さつ
letterpress printing; relief printing
印いん刷さつ人にん
printer (person)
印いん刷さつ屋や
printer (person or business); printing shop

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印いん刷さつ工こう
printer; pressman
印いん刷さつ業ぎょう
printing business; printing industry
印いん刷さつ機き
printing press
印いん刷さつ版ばん
printing plate · print edition; printed edition
印いん刷さつ用よう
for printing; printing (use)
印いん刷さつ社しゃ
printing company
印いん刷さつ紙し
printing paper
印いん刷さつ者しゃ
printer (person or company)

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Etymology

Compound of 印 (seal, mark) and 刷 (print, rub). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the concept of printing.