(べっさつ)

べっさつ
noun
supplement; separate volume; special issue
1. supplement; separate volume; special issue
A publication issued separately from a main series, such as a special edition of a magazine or an appendix published as its own volume.
別冊(べっさつ)付録(ふろく)()いている。
It comes with a separate supplement.
この雑誌(ざっし)別冊(べっさつ)来月(らいげつ)発売(はつばい)される。
A special issue of this magazine will be released next month.
料理(りょうり)レシピをまとめた別冊(べっさつ)人気(にんき)雑誌(ざっし)付録(ふろく)として配布(はいふ)された。
A separate volume compiling cooking recipes was distributed as a supplement to a popular magazine.

USAGE:
A compound of (べつ) (separate) + (さつ) (volume, book). Used in publishing to refer to supplementary or special publications issued alongside a main series.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 別冊(べっさつ)付録(ふろく) (separate supplement)
  • 別冊(べっさつ)○○ (Bessatsu + magazine name, e.g., 別冊(べっさつ)マーガレット)
  • 別冊(べっさつ)()す (to publish a special issue)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 増刊(ぞうかん): extra issue — a special additional issue of a periodical
  • 付録(ふろく): appendix, supplement — an extra item bundled with a publication