# 版 — edition; printing block

版 means “edition; printing block”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ハン (han). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 版 (han, “edition; version”).

- Meaning: edition; printing block
- On'yomi: ハン (han)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 版

Sounds like 反: both read ハン.

Parts: 片 one side · 反 turn back

## Words with 版

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 版 | はん (han) | edition; version |

## Don't confuse it with

[阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [返](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give-back/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/) · [板](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/board/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[辞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resign/) · [標](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/signpost/) · [略](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/abbreviate/) · [承](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consent/) · [版](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/edition/) · [著](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/author/) · [誌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/magazine/) · [刊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/publish/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/edition/. Last updated 2026-11-01.