JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 版: "printing block, printing plate, edition"
The kanji 版 means "printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ハン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 802 of 2,501 |
Common words with 版
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 版edition; version; printing; impression · plate; block; cast
- 出版publication
- 出版社publisher; publishing house; publishing company
- 石版lithograph; lithography
- 初版first edition
- 版図territory
- 劇場版movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
- 版画woodcut; woodblock print; art print
- 絶版out of print
- 限定版limited edition
- 出版物publication
- 簡易版simplified version; abridged edition
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