Japanese dictionary
How to say "newspaper" in Japanese
新聞しんぶん · shinbun
"Newspaper" in Japanese is 新聞 (shinbun), literally "new hearing." The news is ニュース (nyūsu).
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Ways to say "newspaper" in Japanese
| Japanese | When to use it |
|---|---|
| 新聞しんぶん · shinbun | Newspaper. |
| 新聞社しんぶんしゃ · shinbunsha | Newspaper company. |
| ニュースにゅーす · nyūsu | News. |
How to use it
Morning and evening editions are 朝刊 (chōkan) and 夕刊 (yūkan).
Old newspapers are collected as recyclable paper, 古紙 (koshi).
Example sentences
- 毎朝新聞を読みます。Maiasa shinbun o yomimasu.I read the newspaper every morning.
- 新聞で読みました。Shinbun de yomimashita.I read it in the newspaper.
- 英字新聞を買いました。Eiji shinbun o kaimashita.I bought an English-language newspaper.
- 最近はネットでニュースを見ます。Saikin wa netto de nyūsu o mimasu.These days I read the news online.
- 当社の記事が新聞に載りました。Tōsha no kiji ga shinbun ni norimashita.An article about our company appeared in the newspaper.
- 古新聞は木曜日に出してください。Furushinbun wa mokuyōbi ni dashite kudasai.Please put out old newspapers on Thursday.
Kanji in this word
Questions
What are 朝刊 and 夕刊?
朝刊 (chōkan) is the morning edition, and 夕刊 (yūkan) is the evening edition of a newspaper.
How do you say "it was in the newspaper" in Japanese?
Say 新聞に載っていました (shinbun ni notte imashita).
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