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print shop — a business or facility where books, newspapers, flyers, and other printed material are produced
A business or workshop where printed material is produced — books, magazines, newspapers, business cards, leaflets, packaging, and so on. Ranges in scale from small neighborhood shops to large industrial printing plants.
Compound of 印刷 ('printing') and 所 (a suffix meaning 'place where X is done').
Usage
- Refers to any facility that physically produces printed material — from neighborhood shops making business cards and flyers to major industrial plants printing books and newspapers.
- The publishing company itself is 出版社; the print shop is the place where the physical printing happens. The two are distinct roles, even if sometimes combined in one firm.
- The older reading いんさつしょ is occasionally heard, but いんさつじょ is standard.
Common collocations
- 印刷所に出す: to send (a manuscript) to the print shop
- 印刷所で刷る: to have something printed at a print shop
- 小さな印刷所: a small print shop
- 地元の印刷所: a local print shop
Similar words
- 印刷会社: printing company — emphasizes the business entity rather than the physical workshop.
- 印刷工場: printing factory — emphasizes industrial scale.
- 出版社: publisher, publishing company — handles editing and distribution, not usually the physical printing itself.
- 製本所: bindery — specializes in binding rather than printing.
Related Words
Compare:
印刷会社 (printing company)
Compare:
出版社 (publisher, publishing company)
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印刷機 (printing press)