English–Japanese

“newspaper” in Japanese

Japanese

Also新聞紙 (shinbunshi)

Pronunciation

Romajishinbun

Example

毎朝新聞を読みます。mai asa shin bun o yo mi ma su

I read the newspaper every morning.

Illustration for 新聞 (newspaper)

How to say “newspaper” in Japanese

“Newspaper” in Japanese is 新聞 (shinbun).

A regular publication that gathers and presents current reports for the public.

Full entry for 新聞: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 新聞

お父さんと新聞を読みます。o chichi sa n to shin bun o yo mi ma su

I read the newspaper with my dad.

父は駅で新聞を買います。chichi wa eki de shin bun o ka i ma su

My father buys a newspaper at the station.

Tips for using 新聞

  • English speakers may first associate 新聞 (shinbun) with a paper copy, but the word can also name the news publication as a whole, including its online edition.

Other Japanese words for “newspaper”

割れ物を新聞紙で包んでください。wa re mono o shin bun shi de tsutsu n de ku da sa i

Please wrap breakables in newspaper.

“newspaper” in other languages