What does 版権 mean?
版権 is a Japanese noun meaning “publishing rights” in English. It is written as 版権 in kanji, はんけん in hiragana, and hanken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
その出版社が小説の版権を買った。
The publisher bought the publishing rights to the novel.
この本の版権はまだ切れていない。
The copyright on this book hasn't expired yet.