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上梓 (じょうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう梓し

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し

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

wood-block printing

Historical term referring to the process of carving and printing from wood blocks. Now largely replaced by modern printing methods.

江え戸ど時じ代だいには、多おおくの書しょ物もつが上じょう梓しによって広ひろまった。
In the Edo period, many books were disseminated through wood-block printing.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

publication; publishing

Formal, literary term for publishing a book or written work. Often used in academic or literary contexts. Cross-referenced with 出版.

See also: 出版

彼かれの最さい新しんの研けん究きゅう書しょが来らい月げつ上じょう梓しされる予よ定ていだ。
His latest research book is scheduled to be published next month.
この出しゅっ版ぱん社しゃから多おおくの名めい著ちょが上じょう梓しされた。
Many famous works have been published by this publishing house.

Kanji

上above, up
梓catalpa tree, woodblock printing

Similar words

出しゅっ版ぱん
出版 is the common, everyday word for publication. 上梓 is a more formal, literary synonym, often used for scholarly or artistic works.

Etymology

From 上 (じょう, 'to raise, to present') and 梓 (し, 'catalpa wood', traditionally used for wood-block printing). The term originally referred to the act of carving text onto wood blocks for printing, and later extended to mean publication in general.