English–Japanese

“publication” in Japanese

Japanese

Also刊行 (kankō)

Romajishuppan

本の出版には時間がかかります。hon no shup pan ni wa ji kan ga ka ka ri ma su

The publication of a book takes time.

“Publication” in Japanese is 出版 (shuppan).

Describes the process of preparing printed material and releasing it for people to read.

その作家は新作の出版を楽しみにしています。so no sak ka wa shin saku no shup pan o tano shi mi ni shi te i ma su

The author is looking forward to the publication of the new work.

In English, publication can mean either the act of making a work public or the work itself, while 出版 (shuppan) usually focuses on the publishing process.

kankō

nounpublication

この本は来月刊行されます。ko no hon wa rai getsu kan kō sa re ma su

This book will be published next month.