ニュース
nyūsu[ɲ̟ɨːsɨ]
In Japanese, the English phrase 'news' is translated as ニュース (nyūsu). Wiktionary also lists 報道 (hōdō).
Meaning: reports of current events (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ニュース | nyūsu | [ɲ̟ɨːsɨ] (narrow) |
| 報道 | hōdō | [ho̞ːdo̞ː] (narrow) |
The term ニュース is a direct borrowing from English and is used to refer to news in a general sense. For more specific contexts, 報道 refers to the activity of journalistic news reporting or news coverage and 情報 (information) can also be used to refer to news in formal contexts.
Which one should you use?
While ニュース is used for the news itself, 報道 is used specifically to describe the act of news reporting or coverage by media organizations. Additionally, the specific term ニュース速報 is used to denote 'breaking news' or 'news bulletins'.
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike in English, ニュース is treated as a count noun that does not require a plural marker to indicate multiple pieces of news.
How do you pronounce it?
nyūsu
Did you know?
- Because ニュース is a loanword, it is written in katakana. This visually signals to a reader that the concept is a modern, Western import, unlike the more traditional kanji-based terms like 報道.
- While the English word 'news' ends in a voiced /z/ sound, the katakana transcription ニュース often uses the unvoiced 'su' sound. This happens because Japanese phonology sometimes treats borrowed English -s or -s endings as voiceless.
- If you are discussing legal or social issues like 'freedom of the press', you must use the term 報道 (hōdō) instead of the more casual ニュース.
Examples in context
- 面白いニュースね。It's interesting news.This sentence is useful for expressing an opinion about a piece of news using ニュース.Tatoeba #11254037 by small_snow, translation #10333175 by AlanF_US
- ニュース見ないの？Haven't you been watching the news?This sentence is useful for asking someone if they watch the news using ニュース.Tatoeba #11427736 by bunbuku, translation #5640709 by Hybrid
- ニュース速報です。This is breaking news.This sentence is useful for announcing breaking news using ニュース.Tatoeba #11574618 by small_snow, translation #10915061 by CK
- 今日のニュースは非常に興味深かったです。Today's news was very interesting.
- 政治の報道を追うのが好きです。I enjoy following political news.
- 明日の会議でニュースレポートを提出する予定です。I'm planning to submit a news report at tomorrow's meeting.
- 最近の話を教えてください。Please tell me the latest news.
- 最新情報を調べています。I'm looking up the latest information.
- 103 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are talking at the dinner table.
- 陽太 Yota今日のニュース、見た？Kyō no nyūsu, mita?Did you see today's news?
- 美咲 Misakiいいえ、まだ見ていないよ。Iie, mada mite inai yo.No, I haven't seen it yet.
- 陽太 Yotaびっくりするニュースがあったよ。Bikkuri suru nyūsu ga atta yo.There was some surprising news.
- 美咲 Misakiえっ、何があったの？E', nani ga atta no?What? What happened?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “news” translations and entries ニュース, 報道, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ニュース, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
