edition; version; printing; impression; implementation
Covers published editions, software versions, and print runs. As a suffix, the reading often becomes ばん (e.g., 初版, 改訂版).
The latest edition of this dictionary came out in 2024.
The new version of the software includes many fixes.
Technical printing term for a physical plate or block used in printing. Also written 板.
At the printing shop, they assembled the plates one by one by hand.
counter for editions
Used to count editions or printings of a publication. Often read ばん in compounds.
This book is the third edition.
This software has an English version and a Japanese version.
The craftsman carefully carved the printing block.
This dictionary has gone up to its third edition.
版 refers to a printing plate or edition of a publication, while 判 refers to a seal, judgment, or paper size, sharing only the reading はん.
first edition
out of print
pirated edition; bootleg copy
reprint; additional printing; reissue
new publication; new book · new edition; reissue; republication
lithograph; lithography
woodblock; engraved wooden block · woodblock printing; woodblock print
old edition; previous version
plate; illustration; figure
publisher; publishing house
typesetting; composition · form; forme
printing form; forme · letterpress printing; movable-type printing
reprint; second edition
woodblock-printed book; block-printed book
platemaking; plate making
printing plate; original plate; form · original edition; first edition
copper plate; copperplate
revised edition; revision
territory; domain
woodblock; printing block
artwork; block copy; paste-up
kawaraban; Edo-period broadsheet
revised edition
limited edition
one edition; first edition
key block (woodblock printing)
forged woodblock; print from a forged woodblock · pirated edition; bootleg edition
Alternate kanji for the printing plate sense; this spelling is also used.