1.
printing company; print shop; printing firm
A company that provides printing services — from large commercial printers handling books, magazines, and packaging to smaller shops for business cards, flyers, and promotional materials.
印刷会社に名刺を注文した。
I ordered business cards from a printing company.
父は地元の印刷会社で働いている。
My father works at a local printing company.
デジタル化が進んで、印刷会社は新しいビジネスモデルを模索している。
As digitalization progresses, printing companies are searching for new business models.
Composed of 印刷 (printing) + 会社 (company). Japan has a long and significant printing industry, with major companies like 大日本印刷 (DNP) and 凸版印刷 (Toppan) being among the world's largest.
The 会社 suffix combines with many industry terms to form company names: 建設会社 (construction company), 保険会社 (insurance company), 運送会社 (shipping company).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 印刷会社に依頼する: to commission a printing company
- 大手印刷会社: major printing company
- 印刷会社の見積もり: printing company estimate
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 印刷所: print shop — often smaller-scale
- 印刷屋: printer, print shop — more colloquial
- 出版社: publisher — publishes content, may or may not print