定期刊行物

• Reading: ていきかんこうぶつ
• Romaji: teiki kankoubutsu
• Kanji breakdown: 定 (tei/sada) — fix, determine; 期 (ki) — period; 刊 (kan) — publish; 行 (kou) — carry out; 物 (butsu/mono) — thing
• Pronunciation: /teː.ki.kaɴ.koː.bɯ.tsɯ/

Meaning

Periodical; publication issued at regular intervals. Includes magazines, journals, and newsletters.

A compound noun combining 定期 (regular, periodic), 刊行 (publication), and 物 (thing). A formal term used in libraries, publishing, and academic contexts to refer to any publication released on a regular schedule, such as monthly magazines, quarterly journals, or weekly newsletters.

Examples

1. 図書館で定期刊行物を閲覧した。 I browsed periodicals at the library.
2. この雑誌は月刊の定期刊行物です。 This magazine is a monthly periodical.
3. 定期刊行物の購読を申し込んだ。 I signed up for a subscription to a periodical.

Usage Guide

Context: libraries, publishing, academic

Tone: technical

Origin & History

Compound of 定期 (fixed period), 刊行 (publication), and 物 (thing). A formal publishing term influenced by Western library science terminology during the Meiji-era modernisation of Japanese institutions.

Cultural Context

Era: Meiji

Generation: All ages

Social background: Academic