刊行|かんこうkankou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpublication; issue
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 刊行する（かんこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 刊行します（かんこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 刊行しない（かんこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 刊行しません（かんこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 刊行せず・刊行せぬ（かんこうせず・かんこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 刊行した（かんこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 刊行しました（かんこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 刊行しなかった（かんこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 刊行しませんでした（かんこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 刊行して（かんこうして） |
| Potential | 刊行できる（かんこうできる） |
| Passive | 刊行される（かんこうされる） |
| Causative | 刊行させる（かんこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 刊行させられる（かんこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 刊行すれば（かんこうすれば） |
| tara | 刊行したら（かんこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 刊行しよう（かんこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 刊行しましょう（かんこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 刊行しろ（かんこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym発行はっこうNeutralBroader than 「刊行」: covers issuing banknotes, bonds and documents such as 「パスポートの発行」, while 「刊行」 refers only to publishing books and periodicals.
- Synonym出版しゅっぱんNeutralThe most common word for publishing books, as in 「出版社」; 「刊行」 is the more written term, often used for series, journals and academic works.
- Synonym発刊はっかんNeutralCovers issuing books and periodicals, and often the founding of a new serial, as in 「新雑誌の発刊」. 「刊行」 is used mostly for books and series.
- SynonymリリースNeutralA loanword mostly for releasing records, films, software and news releases; it can also mean setting something free. 「刊行」 applies only to books and periodicals.
- Synonym公刊こうかんWrittenWritten/formal prose: stresses publishing for the general public, often of research results or documents. In everyday use 「刊行」 or 「出版」 is enough.
- Synonym上梓じょうしWrittenAn elegant written term, originally for carving woodblocks to print; now means publishing a work. 「刊行」 is more neutral, suited to general description.
- Synonym印行いんこうWrittenWritten and rare; stresses printing and issuing books. Meaning is the same as 「刊行」; in everyday speech use 「刊行」 or 「出版」.
- Synonym版行はんこうWrittenAn old-fashioned written term for printing and publishing books; it can also mean a seal or stamp. Rare today — use 「刊行」 for the publishing sense.
- Related出すだすCasualExtremely broad in meaning; for publishing a book, the everyday colloquial phrase is 「本を出す」. 「刊行」 is the written, formal term.
- Related発兌はつだWrittenAn old-fashioned written term for printing and putting out books and newspapers; rarely seen today. In daily use say 「発行」 or 「刊行」.
- Related開板かいはんWrittenAn old-fashioned written term specifically for printing books from woodblocks; rare today. For publishing in general use 「刊行」 or 「出版」.
- Related上木じょうぼくWrittenRead 「じょうぼく」, it means putting a work to press, much like 「上梓」; written and rare. In everyday use say 「刊行」 or 「出版」.
- Antonym廃刊はいかんNeutralThe opposite of 「刊行」: a newspaper or other periodical is shut down and stops being published altogether.
- Antonym休刊きゅうかんNeutralAlso opposite to 「刊行」, but milder than 「廃刊」: publication of a paper or magazine is suspended temporarily and may resume later.
「出版」 is the default for books; 「刊行」 is its written counterpart. 「発行」 also covers papers, money and documents, 「発刊」 a new periodical's launch; 「上梓」 is elegant, 「本を出す」 colloquial. 公刊 stresses public release; older rare terms yield to 「刊行」. 「休刊」 pauses, 「廃刊」 ends.
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