(いんさつぶつ)

いんさつぶつ
noun
printed matter; printed material
1. printed matter; printed material
any material that has been printed, including books, flyers, pamphlets, and postal printed matter
印刷物(いんさつぶつ)(やす)郵便(ゆうびん)料金(りょうきん)(おく)れる。
Printed matter can be sent at a cheaper postal rate.
大量(たいりょう)印刷物(いんさつぶつ)配布(はいふ)した。
A large amount of printed material was distributed.
デジタル()(すす)んでも、印刷物(いんさつぶつ)需要(じゅよう)完全(かんぜん)にはなくならない。
Even as digitalization progresses, the demand for printed materials will not completely disappear.

Composed of 印刷(いんさつ) (printing) and (ぶつ) (thing/object). A general term for anything that has been printed. In postal contexts, 印刷物(いんさつぶつ) is a specific mail category with lower rates than regular letters, similar to "printed matter" classification in international mail.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 印刷物(いんさつぶつ)配布(はいふ)する: to distribute printed materials
  • 印刷物(いんさつぶつ)郵便(ゆうびん): printed matter mail
  • 大量(たいりょう)印刷物(いんさつぶつ): large quantity of printed matter
  • 印刷物(いんさつぶつ)制作(せいさく): production of printed materials

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 刊行物(かんこうぶつ): publication — formally published works like books and journals
  • 出版物(しゅっぱんぶつ): published material — commercially published works
  • 配布物(はいふぶつ): handouts, distributed materials — items given out, whether printed or not