刊行物(かんこうぶつ)

かんこうぶつ
noun
publication; published work; printed matter
1. publication; published work; printed matter
any work that has been published and distributed, including books, journals, and periodicals
最新(さいしん)の刊行物(かんこうぶつ)を確認(かくにん)する。
I check the latest publications.
この研究所(けんきゅうしょ)の刊行物(かんこうぶつ)は無料(むりょう)で閲覧(えつらん)できる。
Publications from this research institute can be viewed for free.
政府(せいふ)の刊行物(かんこうぶつ)は国立(こくりつ)国会(こっかい)図書館(としょかん)で入手(にゅうしゅ)できる。
Government publications can be obtained at the National Diet Library.

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
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