How to say "version" in Japanese

• 版はんJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Covers 'version' as an edition, printing, or impression of a published text: a distinct published state of a book or document, as when one speaks of a revised edition. The emphasis is on printed works.
  この辞書じしょは簡約かんやく版ばんだ。↗

  This dictionary is an abridged edition.
• バージョンCommon
  nounThe all-purpose loanword for 'version': software releases and updates, different renditions of a film or song, or differing accounts of the same events. When unsure, this is typically the word to reach for.
  現在げんざいのバージョンは、アップグレード版ばんで置き換おきかえます。↗

  We will replace the current version with the upgrade.
• 稿こうCommon
  noun, suru verbIts 'version' sense is that of a manuscript or draft: successive written states of a text during composition and revision. For general or software 'versions' it is seldom the word you want.
  彼かれは最終さいしゅう稿こうに忙いそがしく取り組とりくんでいる。↗

  He is busy with the final draft.
• 訳文やくぶんCommon
  nounCovers 'version' only where it means a translation: the text as rendered in another language, such as the Japanese version of an English original. For other senses this is not the word.
  君きみたちの訳文やくぶんと黒板こくばんの訳わけを比較ひかくしなさい。↗

  Compare your translation with the one on the blackboard.

Use 「バージョン」 for the general sense of 'version' such as software releases or differing renditions, 版 for editions or printings of a text, 稿 for drafts of a manuscript, and 訳文 for a translated version.

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• 版はんedition
• バージョンversion
• 稿こうmanuscript
• 訳文やくぶんtranslated sentence
• 訳やくtranslation
• モデルmodel (of a vehicle, machine, etc.)