Japanese word

刊行

Pronunciation

Romajikankō

Meaning

  • nounpublication

Example

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.

Illustration for 刊行 (publication)

More examples

研究成果の刊行には多くの時間がかかります。ken kyū sei ka no kan kō ni wa ō ku no ji kan ga ka ka ri ma su

The publication of the research findings takes a great deal of time.

Core concept

It centers on making a written work available to the public as a published item.

Common phrases

  • 刊行予定kan kō yo tei

    publication schedule

  • 刊行日kan kō hi

    publication date

  • 刊行部数kan kō bu sū

    number of copies published

Similar words

出版shuppan: The production and distribution of a book or other printed work for the public.
発行hakkō: The official production and release of a book, periodical, document, or other item.
上梓jōshi: The publication of a book, especially as the result of an author's work.

Definition in Japanese

書籍や雑誌などを印刷して世に出すこと。sho seki ya zas shi na do o in satsu shi te yo ni da su ko to

Word origin

刊行 (kankō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 刊 (kan, "carve or print") and 行 (kō, "go or circulate"), linking printing with making a work circulate publicly.

Usage tips

  • 刊行 (kankō) is a formal word often used for books, magazines, and series, so it appears more often in publishing notices than in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • issuenoun

Related words

  • 刊行物kankōbutsupublicationnoun
  • 刊行者kankōshapublishernoun
  • 刊行所kankōshopublishing officenoun

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