初刷 しょずり Also written しょさつ, はつずり, 初刷り, 初摺, 初摺り Meanings Noun first print (run) first print of the new year (esp. newspaper printed on January 1) Kanji 初 first. Read as ショ. 刷 print. Read as ずり. Example sentences その小説の初刷は10000部だった。The novel had an initial print run of 10,000 copies. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists