- 出版 — publishing
- 初版 — first edition
- 新版 — new edition
- 再版 — reprint
- 原版 — original printing block
- 改訂版 — revised edition
- 復刻版 — facsimile edition
- 限定版 — limited edition
版 is a phono-semantic compound: 片 (slice, part) provides the radical and semantic element, while 反 (phonetic) gives the reading. It originally referred to carved wooden blocks for printing, later extending to editions and versions.
この本は 初版です。
This book is a first edition.
来月、新版が 出版されます。
The new edition will be published next month.