JLPT N1 · Noun

初版 (shohan)

初版 (しょはん, shohan) is a Japanese noun meaning “first edition”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょはん
Romaji: shohan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

first edition · noun

Example sentences

初版は１０年前に出版された。

The first edition was published ten years ago.

Tatoeba #147498

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

Kanji in 初版

first time, beginningショ・はじ.め・はじ.めて · 7 strokes

printing block, printing plate, editionハン · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 初版.

初めはじめbeginning初めてはじめてfor the first time最初さいしょbeginning初級しょきゅうelementary level初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month初歩しょほbasics初めにはじめにfirst初耳はつみみsomething heard for the first time版はんedition出版しゅっぱんpublication版画はんがwoodcut絶版ぜっぱんout of print

Source: JMdict entry 1343030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.