Japanese Conversation · Level 40
90 words
Japanese word
新聞
Pronunciation
Romajishinbun
Meaning
- nounnewspaper
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.
More examples
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.
Core concept
A regular publication that gathers and presents current reports for the public.
Common phrases
新聞を読むshin bun o yo mu
read the newspaper
新聞を買うshin bun o ka u
buy a newspaper
新聞に載るshin bun ni no ru
appear in the newspaper
Similar words
新聞紙shinbunshi: A physical paper copy of a newspaper, consisting of printed sheets.
Definition in Japanese
社会の出来事を記事にまとめ、定期的に発行する出版物。sha kai no de ki goto o ki ji ni ma to me tei ki teki ni hak kō su ru shup pan butsu
Word origin
新 (shin, "new") + 聞 (bun, "hear") is a Sino-Japanese compound meaning "newly heard news", and the term came to denote a newspaper.
Usage tips
- 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.