noun, noun, used as a suffix
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).
この辞書の最新版は2024年に出た。
The latest edition of this dictionary came out in 2024.
ソフトの新版
The new version of the software includes many fixes.
noun
Technical printing term for a physical plate or block used in printing. Also written 板.
印刷所では版を一つ一つ手で組んでいた。
At the printing shop, they assembled the plates one by one by hand.
counter
counter for editions
Used to count editions or printings of a publication. Often read ばん in compounds.
この本は第3版です。
This book is the third edition.
Alternate kanji for the printing plate sense; this spelling is also used.
The kanji 版 originally referred to a wooden printing block. The reading はん is the standard on'yomi; ばん appears as a voiced variant in suffix position.