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旧版 (きゅうはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

旧きゅう版はん

also: きゅうばん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

old edition; previous version

Refers to an earlier edition of a book, publication, or software, as opposed to the current or new edition.

この辞じ書しょの旧きゅう版はんはもう売うっていない。
The old edition of this dictionary is no longer sold.
旧きゅう版はんのソフトウェアにはセキュリティの問もん題だいがある。
The previous version of the software has security issues.

Written forms

旧版Usage100%
- きゅうはん
  Standard kanji form; the reading きゅうはん is the most common.
- きゅうばん
  Alternate reading; less common but recognized.

きゅうばん

Kanji

旧old times, old things, old friend
版printing block, printing plate, edition

Similar words

新しん版ぱん
新版 means 'new edition', the direct opposite of 旧版.
改かい訂てい版ばん
改訂版 is a 'revised edition', implying updates and corrections, while 旧版 simply means an older version.

Etymology

Compound of 旧 (old, former) and 版 (edition, printing).