刊行物(かんこうぶつ)

Composed of 刊行(かんこう) (publication/issuing) and 物(ぶつ) (thing/object). A formal term covering all types of published materials. The suffix 物(ぶつ) creates concrete nouns from abstract concepts, as in 印刷物(いんさつぶつ) (printed matter) and 出版物(しゅっぱんぶつ) (published materials).

Common collocations

• 政府(せいふ)刊行物(かんこうぶつ): government publication
• 定期(ていき)刊行物(かんこうぶつ): periodical, regular publication
• 刊行物(かんこうぶつ)リスト: list of publications
• 刊行物(かんこうぶつ)を発行(はっこう)する: to issue a publication

Similar words

• 出版物(しゅっぱんぶつ): published material — very similar, but 出版(しゅっぱん) emphasizes commercial publishing
• 印刷物(いんさつぶつ): printed matter — broader, includes anything printed
• 書籍(しょせき): books — specifically books, not periodicals or reports