創刊号(そうかんごう)

そうかんごう
noun
first issue; inaugural issue
1. first issue; inaugural issue; premiere issue
The very first published issue of a magazine, newspaper, journal, or other periodical publication.
創刊号(そうかんごう)を手(て)に入(い)れた。
I got hold of the first issue.
この雑誌(ざっし)の創刊号(そうかんごう)は1985年(せんきゅうひゃくはちじゅうごねん)に発行(はっこう)された。
The first issue of this magazine was published in 1985.
創刊号(そうかんごう)から最新号(さいしんごう)まで全(すべ)て揃(そろ)えているコレクターもいる。
There are collectors who have every issue from the first to the latest.

Composed of 創刊(そうかん) (first publication, founding of a periodical) + 号(ごう) (issue number). Refers specifically to the first edition of a periodical.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 創刊号(そうかんごう)を発行(はっこう)する: to publish the inaugural issue
  • 創刊号(そうかんごう)から読(よ)む: to read from the first issue
  • 創刊号(そうかんごう)特別(とくべつ)付録(ふろく): first-issue special supplement

RELATED TERMS:

  • 最新号(さいしんごう): the latest issue
  • 休刊(きゅうかん): suspension of publication
  • 廃刊(はいかん): discontinuation of publication
  • 復刊(ふっかん): resumption of publication
  • 創刊(そうかん): the act of founding/launching a periodical

NOTE:
創刊号(そうかんごう) of popular magazines often become valuable collectibles. Many magazines offer special prices or 付録(ふろく) (supplements/freebies) with their 創刊号(そうかんごう) to attract initial readers.

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Added 2026.3.30 16:51
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