はん
Alternative readings: ばん
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

An edition or version (of a publication or software); a printing or release (often used as the suffix '-版').

NounNoun (Suffix)

Examples

新しい改訂版が来月発売される。

A newly revised edition will be released next month.

このソフトのスマホ版は操作が簡単だ。

The smartphone version of this software is easy to use.

最新版(最新版)をダウンロードしてください。

Please download the latest edition/version.

2

A plate, block, or mold used in printing or casting — the printing block or plate (term used in printing).

NounPrinting

Examples

木版画では版木に絵を彫って刷る。

In woodblock prints, artists carve the design into a block and print from it.

活版印刷のために金属の版を作った。

We made a metal plate for letterpress printing.

3

A counter for editions of a publication (e.g., first edition, second edition).

Counter

Examples

この辞書は第三版になった。

This dictionary has reached its third edition.

何版の本ですか?(=この本は何版ですか)

Which edition is this book?