Japanese Conversation · Level 67
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Japanese word
夕刊
Pronunciation
Romajiyūkan
Meaning
- nounevening edition
Example
夕刊が届きました。yū kan ga todo ki ma shi ta
The evening edition arrived.
More examples
この地域では夕刊が毎日発行されています。ko no chi iki de wa yū kan ga mai nichi hak kō sa re te i ma su
An evening edition is published every day in this area.
Core concept
It identifies the issue of a newspaper prepared for the evening within the day's publication schedule.
Common phrases
夕刊を読むyū kan o yo mu
read the evening edition
夕刊が届くyū kan ga todo ku
the evening edition arrives
夕刊を買うyū kan o ka u
buy the evening edition
Definition in Japanese
新聞を朝夕二回発行する場合の、夕方に発行される号。shin bun o asa yū ni kai hak kō su ru ba ai no yū gata ni hak kō sa re ru gō
Word origin
Combines 夕 (yū, "evening") and 刊 (kan, "publication"), forming a term for an evening newspaper issue.
Usage tips
- In Japanese newspaper publishing, 夕刊 (yūkan) refers to an issue released in the evening, so the word describes the publication schedule rather than the reader's time of reading.
Other meanings
- evening papernoun