also: はっこうしょ
publishing house; publisher's office
Refers to the physical office or the organization that publishes books, magazines, etc. Often used in formal contexts or in colophons.
この本の発行所は東京にある。
The publisher of this book is located in Tokyo.
奥付には発行所の住所が記載されている。
The colophon lists the address of the publishing office.
発行所 is a formal term for the issuing office often printed in a book's colophon; 出版社 is the common everyday word for a publishing company.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading はっこうじょ is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than はっこうじょ.
Compound of 発行 (はっこう, 'publishing') and 所 (しょ/じょ, 'place'). The reading じょ is a common rendaku form of しょ when used as a suffix.