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廉価版 (れんかばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

廉れん価か版ばん

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Meanings

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noun

cheap edition; budget edition; popular edition

Refers to a lower-priced reissue or version of a book, CD, DVD, software, etc., often with simpler packaging or later release.

この小しょう説せつの廉れん価か版ばんは文ぶん庫こで出でている。
A cheap edition of this novel is available in paperback.
ゲームの廉れん価か版ばんが来らい月げつ発はつ売ばいされる。
A budget edition of the game will be released next month.

Written forms

廉れん価か版ばん
Standard kanji spelling for a low-priced edition of a book, software, or media.
廉れん価か盤ばん
Alternate spelling using 盤 (disc/board), often seen for music or game releases.

Kanji

廉bargain, reason, charge
価value, price

版printing block, printing plate, edition

盤tray, shallow bowl, platter

Similar words

普ふ及きゅう版ばん
普及版 emphasizes wide distribution and affordability for the general public, while 廉価版 focuses on the low price itself.
特とっ価か版ばん
特価版 is a special-price edition, often a limited-time offer, whereas 廉価版 is a permanently low-priced version.

Etymology

Compound of 廉価 (low price) and 版 (edition/version). 廉価 is a Sino-Japanese word from 廉 (cheap, honest) and 価 (price).