版元・板元|はんもとhanmoto[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpublisher

• Synonym出版社しゅっぱんしゃNeutralThe standard, neutral word for a publishing house, fine in any register. 「版元」 has a traditional flavor and can also mean an Edo-period woodblock book publisher.
• Synonym出版元しゅっぱんもとNeutralRefers to the publishing side; used in book introductions and bibliographic details. Close to 「版元」, which carries a traditional flavor.
• Synonym出版屋しゅっぱんやCasualColloquial term for a publisher. 「版元」 has a traditional flavor and can also refer to an Edo-period publisher.
• Synonym出版業者しゅっぱんぎょうしゃWrittenFormal term for a publisher or publishing business, tending to appear in industry statistics.
• Synonym発行所はっこうじょWrittenWritten term for the issuing office; seen mostly on copyright pages.

For a publisher in general, say 「出版社」. Use 「版元」 in publishing circles or for traditional publishing such as ukiyo-e, as in 「浮世絵の版元」. On copyright pages, the word is 「発行所」.

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1. 江戸えど時代じだい、書籍しょせきの他た、瓦版かわらばん、浮世絵うきよえ等とうの出版しゅっぱんを行おこないその責任せきにんを負おった者もの。
2. 書籍しょせき・本ほんを制作せいさくし売り出うりだしている会社かいしゃ、出版社しゅっぱんしゃ等とうの俗称ぞくしょう。