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初版

しょはん

noun

Meanings

1first edition

Example sentence

初版は１０年前に出版された。

The first edition was published ten years ago.

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Kanji in this word

初First Time, Beginning7 strokes 版Printing Block, Printing Plate, Edition8 strokes

More words with 初

初はつ · first 最初さいしょ · beginningN4 当初とうしょ · beginning 初～しょ～ · first ~N2 初日しょにち · first day 初期しょき · early days 初代しょだい · first generation 初戦しょせん · first match (in a series)

More words with 版

出版しゅっぱん · publicationN3 出版社しゅっぱんしゃ · publisher 版画はんが · art printN1 版はん · editionN3 出版物しゅっぱんぶつ · publication 図版ずはん · plate 版権はんけん · copyright 絶版ぜっぱん · out of printN1

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