紙 媒 体(かみばいたい)

かみばいたい

noun

print medium; paper format; hard copy

1. print medium; paper format; hard copy

Information or content published in printed form on paper, as opposed to digital or electronic formats. Commonly used in discussions contrasting traditional and digital media.

紙媒体(かみばいたい)の新聞(しんぶん)を読(よ)んでいる。

I read the newspaper in print.

この資料(しりょう)は紙媒体(かみばいたい)でもらえますか。

Can I get this material in print format?

紙媒体(かみばいたい)の売(う)り上(あ)げは年々(ねんねん)減少(げんしょう)しているが、電子書籍(でんししょせき)は伸(の)びている。

Sales of print media are declining year by year, but e-books are growing.

A compound of 紙(かみ) (paper) + 媒体(ばいたい) (medium). Frequently used in business, publishing, and media contexts to distinguish physical printed materials from their digital counterparts.

Common collocations

紙媒体(かみばいたい)の本(ほん): a physical book
紙媒体(かみばいたい)で配布(はいふ)する: to distribute in print form
紙媒体(かみばいたい)から電子化(でんしか): digitization from paper

Contrasted with

電子媒体(でんしばいたい): electronic/digital medium
電子書籍(でんししょせき): e-book
デジタル版(でじたるばん): digital edition
ウェブ版(うぇぶばん): web edition

Usage

Often used in the pattern 紙媒体(かみばいたい)で (in print format) as an adverbial phrase. In business meetings, you may hear people ask 紙媒体(かみばいたい)でいただけますか (could I have a hard copy?).

Related Words

Compare: 電子書籍(でんししょせき) (e-book)

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Added 2026.4.29 20:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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