発行所(はっこうしょ)

はっこうしょ
noun
publishing office; place of publication
formalmediabusiness
1. publishing office; place of publication
The office or organization responsible for publishing a book, periodical, or document. Commonly printed on the copyright page of Japanese books.
発行所(はっこうしょ)を確認(かくにん)する。
To check the publisher.
本(ほん)の奥付(おくづけ)に発行所(はっこうしょ)が記載(きさい)されている。
The publisher is listed on the colophon page of the book.
この雑誌(ざっし)の発行所(はっこうしょ)は大阪(おおさか)にある小(ちい)さな出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ)だ。
The publisher of this magazine is a small publishing company based in Osaka.

Composed of 発行(はっこう) (publication; issuance) + 所(しょ) (place; office). This term appears on the 奥付(おくづけ) (colophon) page found at the back of Japanese books, alongside the 発行者(はっこうしゃ) (publisher name), 発行日(はっこうび) (publication date), and printing information.

Common collocations

  • 発行所(はっこうしょ)の住所(じゅうしょ): publisher's address
  • 発行所(はっこうしょ)名(めい): publisher name

Similar words

  • 出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ): publishing company — the more commonly used everyday term for a publisher; 発行所(はっこうしょ) is the formal term used in copyright information
  • 発行者(はっこうしゃ): publisher (person) — refers to the individual or entity responsible for publication
  • 印刷所(いんさつしょ): printing office — the place that physically prints the publication, distinct from the publisher

Related Words

Compare: 出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ) (publishing company)
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