出版元|しゅっぱんもとshuppanmoto

1. nounpublisher

• Synonym出版社しゅっぱんしゃNeutralThe general, all-purpose word for a publishing company; 「出版元」 stresses who published a given book.
• Synonym版元はんもとNeutralOriginally an Edo-period publisher; now a casual name for a publishing house, so 「出版元」 sounds more formal.
• Synonym発行所はっこうじょWrittenFormal, written term for the publishing office named on a book's copyright page; 「出版元」 is the company that published the book.
• Synonym出版屋しゅっぱんやCasualA slightly casual, colloquial word for a publishing company; not used very often.
• Synonym出版業者しゅっぱんぎょうしゃNeutralA company or person working in the publishing business; 「出版元」 refers to the party behind a particular book.

Say 「出版社」 for a publisher in general. When naming who published a particular book, use 「出版元」 or 「版元」; the copyright page itself lists 「発行所」. 「出版屋」 is casual and rare, and 「出版業者」 can also mean a person in the trade.

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1. 本ほんや雑誌ざっしなどを印刷いんさつして世よに出だす会社かいしゃや組織そしき。