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絶版 (ぜっぱん, zeppan) Japanese meaning: out of print | Kotomora
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That book is already out of print.
I'm looking for a manga that has gone out of print at a used bookstore.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 絶ぜっ 版ぱん になる for a book to go out of print
That novel went out of print a few years ago.
〈 物もの 〉 を 絶ぜっ 版ぱん にする to take a book out of print
The publisher discontinued printing the poorly-selling book.
絶ぜっ 版ぱん の 〈 物もの 〉 an out-of-print (book, etc.)
I found an out-of-print book at an online auction.
Kanji 絶 discontinue, sever, cut off 版 printing block, printing plate, edition Related words 品切れ describes an item being temporarily out of stock, while 絶版 means the publisher has permanently stopped printing the book.
廃刊 refers to a magazine or newspaper ceasing publication entirely, whereas 絶版 refers to a specific book or edition going out of print.
Opposites 絶版 means a work has gone out of print, the state that 復刻 (reissuing it) reverses.
増刷 means printing more copies to keep a book available, while 絶版 means the book is taken out of print entirely.
Etymology Compound of 絶 (ぜつ, 'to cease, discontinue') and 版 (はん, 'printing block, edition'). The reading ぜっぱん results from a regular sound change (促音便).
