To print (by using a press or plate), i.e. to transfer text or images onto paper or similar materials.
その会社は週末にチラシを大量に刷った。
The company printed a large number of flyers over the weekend.
同人誌は自宅のプリンターで刷る人も多い。
Many people print doujinshi at home with their printer.
古い活版印刷機で名刺を刷る工房を見学した。
I visited a workshop that prints business cards with an old letterpress.
To apply color or a pattern to fabric using a wooden mold or block (block-printing on textiles).
職人が木版で浴衣の柄を一つ一つ丁寧に刷っている。
The craftsman is carefully block-printing the yukata patterns one by one with a wooden block.
この布は伝統技法で刷られたため、色あせにくい。
Because this fabric was block-printed using a traditional technique, the colors resist fading.
摺り(刷る)によって生まれる微妙な色むらが味わいを出している。
The subtle color variations created by block-printing (suri/suru) add character.