Kanji

版

printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

片部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン

Common Readings

ハン

Example sentences

版 はん
この辞書の新版は来年発売される。

The new edition of this dictionary will be released next year.

手に入れる てにいれる
ずっと欲しかった限定版のゲームをようやく手に入れた。

I finally got my hands on the limited edition game I've always wanted.

出版 しゅっぱん
彼は小説を三冊出版した。

He published three novels.

自称 じしょう
彼は自称・作家だが、本を出版したことは一度もない。

He is a self-proclaimed writer, but he has never published a book.

出版社 しゅっぱんしゃ
出版社から新しい絵本が届いた。

A new picture book arrived from the publishing company.

初版 しょはん
この古書店で、探していた初版を見つけた。

I found the first edition I was looking for at this secondhand bookstore.

限定版 げんていばん
その写真集の限定版は、発売日の朝に売り切れた。

The limited edition of that photo book sold out on the morning of its release date.

希少価値 きしょうかち
この限定版の時計は、希少価値が高い。

This limited-edition watch has high scarcity value.

絶版 ぜっぱん
その本は残念ながら絶版になっている。

That book is unfortunately out of print.

Example Vocabulary

版

はん

edition; version; printing plate

出版

しゅっぱん

publication; to publish

出版社

しゅっぱんしゃ

publishing company; publisher

石版

せきばん

初版

しょはん

first edition

版図

はんと

劇場版

げきじょうばん

限定版

げんていばん

limited edition; a version produced in a restricted quantity

簡易版

かんいばん

絶版

ぜっぱん

out of print

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