How to say "publication" in Japanese

• 発表はっぴょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe act of announcing or presenting something publicly, such as research results, findings, or an official statement. Use this when 'publication' refers to making information known rather than printing it.
  彼かれは思おもいきって意見いけんを発表はっぴょうしない。↗

  He dare not express his opinion.
• 発行はっこうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe issuing or publication of newspapers, magazines, books, and similar printed matter. It covers producing and distributing an issue of a periodical or a print run of a publication.
  この地方新聞ちほうしんぶんは週しゅうに１回かい発行はっこうされる。↗

  This local newspaper is published once a week.
• 掲載けいさいJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe publication of an article, story, or notice within a newspaper, magazine, or similar medium; carrying or running it. Use this for a piece appearing in print, not for the publication as a whole.
  それは昨日きのうの産経新聞さんけいしんぶんに掲載けいさいされた。↗

  It came out in yesterday's Sankei.
• 出版しゅっぱんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbPublication in the sense of publishing books and other printed works, typically as an activity of a publisher. This is the usual word when 'publication' means putting a book out.
  ついにその本ほんを出版しゅっぱんした。↗

  We finally published the book.
• リリースCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA loanword covering the release of films, products, and similar items, and by extension publication. Best for announcing that something new is being released or made available.
  Mozilla Foundationは5月がつ1日ついたち、メール/ニュースクライアントソフトの最新版さいしんばん「Thunderbird 2.0.0.14」をリリースした。↗

  The Mozilla Foundation released the latest version of its email/news-client software, "Thunderbird 2.0.0.14" on May 1st.

Choose 出版 for publishing books as a business, 発行 for issuing newspapers, magazines and books, 掲載 for an article appearing in print, 発表 for announcing or presenting findings, and 「リリース」 for releases of films or products.

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• 発表はっぴょうannouncement
• 発行はっこうpublication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.)
• 掲載けいさいpublication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper)
• 出版しゅっぱんpublication
• リリースrelease (of a film, product, etc.)
• 刊行かんこうpublication
• 書籍しょせきbook
• 発刊はっかんpublication
• 出版物しゅっぱんぶつpublication
• 公開こうかいopening to the public
• 登載とうさいrunning (an article)
• 刊かんpublication
• 上木じょうぼくpublication
• 公刊こうかんpublication
• 刊行物かんこうぶつpublication
• 発兌はつだpublication
• 書巻しょかんbook (usu. old)
• 奥書おくがきpostscript (to a book)
• 上梓じょうしpublication