1.
printed matter; printed material
any material that has been printed, including books, flyers, pamphlets, and postal printed matter
印刷物は安い郵便料金で送れる。
Printed matter can be sent at a cheaper postal rate.
大量の印刷物を配布した。
A large amount of printed material was distributed.
デジタル化が進んでも、印刷物の需要は完全にはなくならない。
Even as digitalization progresses, the demand for printed materials will not completely disappear.
Composed of 印刷 (printing) and 物 (thing/object). A general term for anything that has been printed. In postal contexts, 印刷物 is a specific mail category with lower rates than regular letters, similar to "printed matter" classification in international mail.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 印刷物を配布する: to distribute printed materials
- 印刷物郵便: printed matter mail
- 大量の印刷物: large quantity of printed matter
- 印刷物の制作: production of printed materials
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 刊行物: publication — formally published works like books and journals
- 出版物: published material — commercially published works
- 配布物: handouts, distributed materials — items given out, whether printed or not