How to say 'Edition' or 'Version' in Japanese | 版

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The Japanese word for Edition or Version is 'Han', written as 版 in Japanese.'Edition' or 'Version' in hiragana is はん.

word

版

Meaning

Edition, Version

Reading

はん

han

Kanji

版Printing block, Edition

Explanation

The Japanese noun '版 (はん)' refers to an 'edition' or 'version' of something, such as a book, software, or media. It is commonly used to specify a particular release or iteration of a product. For example: This is the latest edition of the book「これは本の最新版です」(これはほんのさいしんばんです). The software version has been updated「ソフトウェアの版が更新されました」(ソフトウェアのはんがこうしんされました). Note that '版' can also refer to printing plates or blocks in traditional contexts, but this usage is less common in modern language.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1626

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 版

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

版

Meaning

Printing block, Edition

Words Related to 版 Through the Kanji 版

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 版 as well.

word

出版

Meaning

Publish

word

出版社

Meaning

Publisher

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'Han' means 'Edition' or 'Version' .

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