雑誌（ざっし、zaっshi）
- magazine

The Japanese word 雑誌 雑誌 (ざっし - zasshi) means "magazine." It refers to a periodical publication that is typically published on a regular schedule (weekly, monthly, etc.) and contains a variety of articles, stories, photographs, and other content on a specific topic or a range of topics. These topics can be very diverse, from fashion and lifestyle to news, technology, and hobbies.

⚫︎ファッション雑誌 Translation: Fashion magazine ⚫︎週刊少年ジャンプは人気の漫画雑誌です。 Translation: Weekly Shonen Jump is a popular manga magazine. ⚫︎新しい科学雑誌を読みました。 Translation: I read a new science magazine.

You use 雑誌 雑誌 when you are talking about magazines in general. It's a very common and versatile word. You can use it in a variety of contexts, from describing what you read, to asking about recommendations, or to simply identifying a magazine on a shelf.

雑誌 雑誌 is typically written with the kanji 雑誌, but can be written in hiragana as ざっし. There are no variations in the okurigana. The pronunciation is always "zasshi".

There aren't many direct synonyms for 雑誌 雑誌 in Japanese. The closest term might be: ⚫︎ マガジン (magajin) - This is a loanword from English and is used, but less frequently than 雑誌 雑誌, and it can sometimes imply a more modern or specialized publication.

There aren't direct antonyms for 雑誌 雑誌, as it's a specific type of publication. However, you could consider the general terms for other types of reading materials: ⚫︎ 本 (ほん - hon) - book ⚫︎ 新聞 (しんぶん - shinbun) - newspaper

私は毎月、ファッション雑誌を読んでいます。 ・Translation: I read fashion magazines every month. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a habit of reading a specific type of 雑誌 雑誌.

この図書館には、たくさんの古い雑誌があります。 ・Translation: There are many old magazines in this library. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the location and the content of those items.

The word 雑誌 雑誌 is a compound word. The kanji 雑 (za(tsu)) means "miscellaneous" or "various," and 誌 (shi) means "record" or "journal." Therefore, 雑誌 雑誌 originally meant "miscellaneous records" reflecting the variety of contents found within a magazine.