印刷します（いんさつします、insatsushimasu）
- to print

The Japanese word 印刷します, read いんさつします (insatsu shimasu), means "to print" or "to make a print." It refers to the process of creating multiple copies of text or images using a printing device or method. It’s the action of transferring an image or text onto a surface, like paper, using ink or another medium. This word covers a wide range of printing activities, from printing documents on a computer printer to large-scale commercial printing. The verb is in its polite form, showing respect and formality.

⚫︎ レポートを印刷します Translation: I will print the report. ⚫︎ 写真のアルバムを印刷します。 Translation: I will print a photo album. ⚫︎ このポスターを印刷しますか？ Translation: Shall we print this poster?

This word is used when you are talking about the act of printing something. You would use it when you are in a situation where you are actively doing the action of printing, or when you are talking about having something printed. It can be used in various contexts, such as printing documents at home or at the office, printing photos, or discussing a print job with a printing service. The polite form 印刷します (insatsu shimasu) is suitable for most everyday situations, especially when speaking to someone you don’t know well or in a formal setting. The casual form would be 印刷する (insatsu suru).

⚫︎ The word is typically written with the kanji 印刷 (insatsu) followed by the polite verb suffix します (shimasu) in hiragana. ⚫︎ The kanji 印刷 is composed of two characters: 印 (in), which means "mark" or "seal," and 刷 (satsu), which means "to print" or "to brush." ⚫︎ The okurigana (hiragana added to kanji) is します (shimasu). There are no variations in the okurigana. ⚫︎ The casual form is 印刷する (insatsu suru). ⚫︎ The past tense polite form is 印刷しました (insatsu shimashita). ⚫︎ The negative polite form is 印刷しません (insatsu shimasen).

There are no perfect synonyms, but related terms include: ⚫︎ プリントアウトします (purinto auto shimasu): This is a more modern term for "to print out" and often implies printing from a computer. ⚫︎ 出力します (shutsuryoku shimasu): means "to output," and can be used for printing, but also for other forms of output from a device.

⚫︎ There is no exact antonym, but you could consider words related to not printing, such as: ⚫︎ 書きます (kakimasu) : to write ⚫︎ 表示します (hyouji shimasu) : to display (on a screen) ⚫︎ 消します (keshimasu): to erase/delete

会議の資料を印刷します。 ・Translation: I will print the meeting materials. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of printing the documents needed for a meeting.

このファイルは、カラーで印刷して印刷しますか？ ・Translation: Will you print this file in color? ・Explanation: This asks if someone wants to print the file in color. Note the casual form [印刷] used.

The word 印刷 (insatsu) comes from Chinese. The kanji 印 (in) initially meant “seal” or “stamp” and then expanded to mean “print” or “mark.” The kanji 刷 (satsu) means "to print" or "to brush," indicating the method of applying ink to a surface. The combination of these kanji created the term "print".