Japanese word

週刊誌

Pronunciation

Romajishūkanshi

Meaning

  • nounweekly magazine

Example

彼は毎週週刊誌を買います。kare wa mai shū shū kan shi o ka i ma su

He buys a weekly magazine every week.

Illustration for 週刊誌 (weekly magazine)

More examples

その週刊誌は芸能ニュースを詳しく扱っています。so no shū kan shi wa gei nō nyū su o kuwa shi ku atsuka tte i ma su

That weekly magazine covers entertainment news in detail.

Core concept

Describes a magazine that arrives as a new issue every week rather than at a monthly or less frequent interval.

Common phrases

  • 週刊誌を買うshū kan shi o ka u

    buy a weekly magazine

  • 週刊誌を読むshū kan shi o yo mu

    read a weekly magazine

  • 週刊誌の記事shū kan shi no ki ji

    an article in a weekly magazine

Definition in Japanese

一週間ごとに発行される雑誌。ichi shū kan go to ni hak kō sa re ru zas shi

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 週刊誌 (shūkanshi) contains 週 (shū, "week"), 刊 (kan, "publish in regular issues"), and 誌 (shi, "magazine or record"), describing a magazine issued once a week.

Usage tips

  • A weekly may refer to a newspaper or magazine, so weekly magazine is more specific when the publication format matters.

Other meanings

  • weeklynoun

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