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発刊する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	発はっ刊かんする	発はっ刊かんしない
Polite	発はっ刊かんします	発はっ刊かんしません
Past polite	発はっ刊かんしました	発はっ刊かんしませんでした
Past	発はっ刊かんした	発はっ刊かんしなかった
Te-form	発はっ刊かんして	発はっ刊かんしないで
Desire	発はっ刊かんしたい	発はっ刊かんしたくない
Potential	発はっ刊かんできる	発はっ刊かんできない
Passive	発はっ刊かんされる	発はっ刊かんされない
Causative	発はっ刊かんさせる	発はっ刊かんさせない
Causative passive	発はっ刊かんさせられる	発はっ刊かんさせられない
Volitional	発はっ刊かんしよう
Polite volitional	発はっ刊かんしましょう
Imperative	発はっ刊かんしろ	発はっ刊かんするな
Conditional	発はっ刊かんすれば	発はっ刊かんしなければ
Tara conditional	発はっ刊かんしたら	発はっ刊かんしなかったら

Meanings

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

publication; issue; launching (a publication)

Refers to the act of publishing or issuing a book, magazine, or similar printed work. Often used in formal or business contexts.

新あたらしい雑ざっ誌しが発はっ刊かんされた。
A new magazine was launched.
来らい月げつ、研けん究きゅう書しょを発はっ刊かんする予よ定ていです。
We plan to publish a research book next month.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を発はっ刊かんするto publish/issue (a magazine, book, etc.)
来らい月げつ、新あたらしい雑ざっ誌しを発はっ刊かんする予よ定ていだ。
We plan to launch a new magazine next month.
〈物もの〉が発はっ刊かんされるfor (a publication) to be issued/published
このシリーズは1990年ねんに発はっ刊かんされた。
This series was first published in 1990.

Kanji

発departure, discharge, publish
刊publish, carve, engrave
發departure, publish, emit

Related words

出しゅっ版ぱんN3
出版 is the general, everyday word for publishing anything, while 発刊 is a more formal term that highlights the launching or issuing of a specific publication.
創そう刊かんN1
創刊 specifically means founding a periodical with its very first issue, whereas 発刊 can refer to publishing any issue, not just the first.
刊かん行こうN1
刊行 is a near-synonym for putting a book or document into print, while 発刊 leans toward the act of launching or issuing a publication as an event.

Opposites

廃はい刊かん
廃刊 means discontinuing a publication for good, the direct opposite of 発刊, which is starting or issuing it.
休きゅう刊かん
発刊 means to start or launch a publication, the opposite of 休刊, which means to suspend it.

Don't confuse with

発はっ行こうN3
発行 is a broader term used for issuing not just publications but also tickets, currency, or certificates, while 発刊 is narrower and applies specifically to printed publications.
刊かん行こうN1
発刊 refers specifically to launching a publication for the first time, while 刊行 refers more broadly to the ongoing act of publishing, including later issues and reprints.

Written forms

発はっ刊かんUsage97%
Standard modern kanji form.
發はっ刊かんUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.

Etymology

Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'to start, emit') and 刊 (kan, 'to publish, print'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'to publish' or 'to issue a publication'.