1.
publication; published material; printed work
Any material that has been published, including books, magazines, newspapers, and other printed or digital works.
出版物の売り上げが減っている。
Sales of publications are declining.
この出版物は無断で転載してはいけない。
This publication must not be reproduced without permission.
電子出版物の市場は年々拡大している。
The market for digital publications is expanding year by year.
FORMATION:
出版 (publishing) + 物 (thing, object). The suffix 物 turns the action of publishing into a concrete product.
USAGE:
A formal word used in legal, business, and academic contexts. Covers all forms of published material — books, magazines, pamphlets, and increasingly digital publications as well.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 電子出版物 (digital/electronic publication)
- 定期出版物 (periodical)
- 出版物の著作権 (copyright of publications)