ハン

printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label

JLPT2 G5 S8 F802

As per # (thin sheet) + (long piece of wood split down the middle) → *wooden slat*. Virtually the same as , except that came to refer to woodblocks used in the printing process → (printing) *block*; *printing* → *edition*.

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