印刷機(いんさつき)

A machine that reproduces text and images on paper. Composed of 印刷(いんさつ) (printing) + 機(き) (machine). Covers everything from traditional letterpress machines to modern industrial printing equipment. Not typically used for home/office printers, which are called プリンター.

Common collocations

• 印刷機(いんさつき)を回(まわ)す — to run the printing press
• 印刷機(いんさつき)を導入(どうにゅう)する — to install a printing press
• 大型(おおがた)印刷機(いんさつき) — large-scale printing press
• オフセット印刷機(いんさつき) — offset printing press

Types

• 活版(かっぱん)印刷機(いんさつき) — letterpress printing machine
• オフセット印刷機(いんさつき) — offset printing machine
• デジタル印刷機(いんさつき) — digital printing machine
• 輪転(りんてん)印刷機(いんさつき) — rotary printing press (for newspapers and mass production)

Similar words

• プリンター — printer (home/office desktop printer)
• 印刷所(いんさつじょ) — print shop, printing office
• 複合機(ふくごうき) — multifunction printer (print/scan/copy)