Japanese word

コラム

Pronunciation

Romajikoramu

Meaning

  • nouncolumn

Example

このコラムは短くて面白いです。ko no ko ra mu wa mijika ku te omo shiro i de su

This column is short and interesting.

Illustration for コラム (column)

More examples

毎週、新聞にコラムを書いています。mai shū shin bun ni ko ra mu o ka i te i ma su

I write a column for a newspaper every week.

Core concept

A column develops one topic in a distinctive voice as part of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.

Common phrases

  • コラムを書くko ra mu o ka ku

    write a column

  • コラムを読むko ra mu o yo mu

    read a column

  • コラムを掲載するko ra mu o kei sai su ru

    publish a column

Similar words

記事kiji: A piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine reports information or discusses a subject.
論説ronsetsu: An article sets out a reasoned view on a social, political, or public matter.
随筆zuihitsu: A literary prose work presents personal impressions and thoughts about ordinary subjects.
評論hyōron: A critical work analyzes and judges the quality or meaning of a subject.

Definition in Japanese

新聞や雑誌などで、特定の筆者が意見を交えながら書く記事。shin bun ya zas shi na do de toku tei no his sha ga i ken o maji e na ga ra ka ku ki ji

Word origin

コラム (koramu, "column") entered Japanese from English column, a word that traces back to Latin columna, meaning "pillar".

Usage tips

  • English newspaper columns often have a regular place and writer, so column can describe both the article and its recurring format.

Other meanings

  • featurenoun

Related words

  • コラムニストkoramunisutocolumnistnoun

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