JLPT N1 · Noun

絶版 (zeppan)

絶版 (ぜっぱん, zeppan) is a Japanese noun meaning “out of print”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: ぜっぱん
Romaji: zeppan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

out of print · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

この本はかつてはベストセラーだったが、今は絶版になっている。

This book, which was once a best seller, is now out of print.

Tatoeba #219712

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 絶版

discontinue, sever, cut offゼツ・た.える・た.やす · 12 strokes

printing block, printing plate, editionハン · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 絶版.

絶対ぜったいabsolutely絶滅ぜつめつextinction絶えずたえずconstantly拒絶きょぜつrefusal絶えるたえるto die out途絶えるとだえるto stop謝絶しゃぜつrefusal版はんedition出版しゅっぱんpublication初版しょはんfirst edition版画はんがwoodcut

Source: JMdict entry 1386940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.