How is 発行 different from 刊行?


Also, how does 発刊 fit into all of this?

Is it that 発行 can be used for magazines, newspapers and books while 刊行 can't
be used for newspapers?




There are also 出版, 印行. Their uses are as follows

  * 出版 is the process of printing, _binding_ and distributing (does not include newspapers)
  * 発行 refers to the process of printing something of value (books, money, stamps, etc.) and distributing it
  * 刊行 is usually the process of publishing something at a fixed interval, e.g. daily (like newspapers), monthly (like magazines), etc.
  * 発刊 is starting a new publication of something to be published frequently, e.g. 雑誌の発行 is the start of a new _magazine_ (whereas 雑誌の出版 would be referring to the publication of a particular _issue_ )
  * 印行 is a contraction of 印刷 and 発行, i.e. the process of printing and circulating

(This is a summary of the following sources: [Yahoo
知恵袋](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1318617983),
[goo辞書](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/thsrs/11898/m0u/))




There are also 出版, 印行. Their uses are as follows

  * 出版 is the process of printing, _binding_ and distributing (does not include newspapers)
  * 発行 refers to the process of printing something of value (books, money, stamps, etc.) and distributing it
  * 刊行 is usually the process of publishing something at a fixed interval, e.g. daily (like newspapers), monthly (like magazines), etc.
  * 発刊 is starting a new publication of something to be published frequently, e.g. 雑誌の発行 is the start of a new _magazine_ (whereas 雑誌の出版 would be referring to the publication of a particular _issue_ )
  * 印行 is a contraction of 印刷 and 発行, i.e. the process of printing and circulating

(This is a summary of the following sources: [Yahoo
知恵袋](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1318617983),
[goo辞書](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/thsrs/11898/m0u/))

