原版|げんぱんgenpan

1. nounform (printing); forme; typesetting plate; original plate
2. nounoriginal edition (of a publication)

• SynonymオリジナルNeutralNeutral loanword for the original or an original creation; far more common than 「原版」 in everyday speech, and also covers originality.
• Related原本げんぽんWrittenWritten/formal prose. An original document or text, e.g. 「原本と照合」; 「原版」 is the master plate for printing or copying.
• Related原書げんしょWrittenWritten/formal prose. The original book as opposed to a translation, e.g. 「原書で読む」; it leans toward the pre-translation text.
• Related原物げんぶつWrittenWritten/formal prose. The original object behind a reproduction, e.g. an original artwork; 「原版」 is specifically a printing master.
• Related正本せいほんFormalFormal. A legal term for an officially certified document, such as the copy of a judgment a court clerk prepares from the original; leans toward legal paperwork.
• Antonym複製ふくせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reproduction or duplication — the opposite of the 「原版」 master plate.
• AntonymコピーNeutralNeutral loanword for a copy or photocopy; stands opposite to 「原版」.

Use 「原版」 for the master plate behind printing or reproduction, as in 「原版から複製する」 (a record master is 「原盤」). For original documents say 「原本」, for books in the original language 「原書」, for originality 「オリジナル」, for reproduction 「複製」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 印刷いんさつで鉛版えんばんなどをつくるまえの活字かつじを組くんだ版ばん。
2. 複製ふくせいや翻刻ほんこくする版ばんの元もととなる版ばん。