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発刊 (はっかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

発はっ刊かん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

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

publication; issue; launching (a publication)

Refers to the act of publishing or issuing a book, magazine, or similar printed work. Often used in formal or business contexts.

新あたらしい雑ざっ誌しが発はっ刊かんされた。
A new magazine was launched.
来らい月

げつ

、

研けん

究きゅう

書しょ

を

発はっ

刊かん

する

予よ

定てい

です

。

We plan to publish a research book next month.

Written forms

発はっ刊かんUsage97%
Standard modern kanji form.
發はっ刊かんUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.

Kanji

発departure, discharge, publish
刊publish, carve, engrave
發departure, publish, emit

Similar words

出しゅっ版ぱん
出版 is the general term for publishing, while 発刊 emphasizes the first issue or launch of a publication.
創そう刊かん
創刊 specifically means the founding or first issue of a periodical, whereas 発刊 can refer to any issue or the act of publishing.

Etymology

Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'to start, emit') and 刊 (kan, 'to publish, print'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'to publish' or 'to issue a publication'.