Publishing
noun, verbal noun
If you exit that edition out of your hands and into the world, you've gotten something published! That is publishing.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
この小説の出版、すごく楽しみにしてるね！
I'm really looking forward to the publication of this novel!
去年出版した本は、おかげさまでミリオンセラーの大ヒットとなりました。
Thanks to your support, the book I released last year became a huge million-seller success.
長崎には、遊びではなく出版の仕事で行ったんです。
I went to Nagasaki not for pleasure, but on publishing business.
その本を出版するのに二年もかかりました。
It took me two years to publish the book.