発刊

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 発刊 is read as はっかん and is a noun and する verb for publishing a book, magazine, booklet, or issue.
• Basic usage: Publishing a local-history booklet appears in 地域史の冊子を発刊する, while commemorating publication of a first issue appears in 創刊号の発刊を記念する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The publication takes を
  • Make the book or booklet being released the object in 冊子を発刊する.
• Difference from 創刊
  • Unlike starting a periodical for the first time, this term focuses on the act of issuing a book, booklet, or edition.