How to say 'Printing' in Japanese | 印刷

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The Japanese word for Printing is 'Insatsu', written as 印刷 in Japanese.'Printing' in hiragana is いんさつ.

word

印刷

Meaning

Printing

Reading

いんさつ

insatsu

Kanji

印Mark, Seal 刷Printing

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '印刷 (いんさつ)' means 'printing'. It refers to the process of producing text and images, typically with ink on paper, using a printing press or other methods. This term is commonly used in contexts related to publishing, office work, and manufacturing. For example: I will do the printing tomorrow「明日印刷をします」(あしたいんさつをします). This book is out of print「この本は絶版です」(このほんはぜっぱんです). Note that '印刷' can also be used in compound words, such as '印刷機 (いんさつき)' (printing machine) or '印刷物 (いんさつぶつ)' (printed matter).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4012

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 印刷

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

印

Meaning

Mark, Seal

kanji

刷

Meaning

Printing

Words Related to 印刷 Through the Kanji 印

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 印 as well.

word

印象

Meaning

Impression

word

印

Meaning

Mark

word

印鑑

Meaning

Seal

word

目印

Meaning

Mark, Sign

word

矢印

Meaning

Arrow

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