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製版 (せいはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

製せい版はん

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Meanings

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

platemaking; plate making

printing

Technical term in printing for the process of creating printing plates. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

この印いん刷さつ所しょでは、製せい版はんから印いん刷さつまで一いっ貫かんして行おこなっている。
This printing shop handles everything from platemaking to printing in-house.

新あたらしいデジタル技ぎ術じゅつで製せい版はん工こう程ていが大おお幅はばに短たん縮しゅくされた。

The platemaking process has been greatly shortened by new digital technology.

Kanji

製made in..., manufacture
版printing block, printing plate, edition

Similar words

印いん刷さつ
印刷 is the general term for printing, while 製版 specifically refers to the plate-making stage before printing.
版はん下した
版下 is the artwork or layout used to create the printing plate, whereas 製版 is the process of making the plate itself.

Etymology

Compound of 製 (sei, 'manufacture') and 版 (han, 'printing plate'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.