新聞
shinbun[ɕĩmbɯ̟̃ɴ]
The Japanese word for newspaper is 新聞 (shinbun).
新聞 is used to refer to both the physical printed publication and the news itself. To describe something that is 'like a newspaper', you can use the expression しんぶんっぽい.
Meaning: publication (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 新聞 is composed of two parts: the character for 'new' (新) and the character for 'to hear' or 'to listen' (聞).
How do you pronounce it?
shinbun
Did you know?
- The word 新聞 is frequently used in the phrase 新聞三面記事, which refers to a specific type of small, often tragic, news item on the third page.
- In Japan, newspaper delivery is often handled by specialized delivery agents who deliver the papers by bicycle in the very early morning.
- In the Edo period, before the modern concept of mass media, information shared via 新聞 was often synonymous with the latest rumors or oral reports circulating in the streets.
Examples in context
- 新聞取って。Get me the newspaper.This example shows how to ask someone to get the newspaper using 新聞.Tatoeba #3373648 by tommy_san, translation #269445 by CK
- これは新聞です。This is a newspaper.This sentence is useful for stating that something is a newspaper using 新聞.Tatoeba #3578411 by e4zh1nmcz, translation #3578020 by CM
- 新聞読まないの？Don't you read a newspaper?This example is a way to ask someone if they do not read the newspaper using 新聞.Tatoeba #8504257 by kamojun, translation #2275398 by CK
- 私は毎朝新聞を読みますI read the newspaper every morning.
- 132 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are in their living room on a Sunday morning.
- 健太 Kenta結衣、今日の新聞はどこかな？Yui, kyou no shinbun wa doko kana?Yui, I wonder where today's newspaper is?
- 結衣 Yuiテーブルの上にありますよ、健太さん。Teeburu no ue ni arimasu yo, Kenta-san.It's on the table, Kenta.
- 健太 Kentaあ、本当だ。ありがとう。A, hontou da. Arigatou.Ah, you're right. Thanks.
- 結衣 Yuiゆっくり読んでくださいね。Yukkuri yonde kudasai ne.Please take your time reading it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “newspaper” translations and entries 新聞, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
