新聞（しんぶん、shinbuん）
- newspaper

The Japanese word 新聞 (新聞) primarily means "newspaper". It refers to a publication, usually printed on paper, that provides information about current events, politics, business, sports, and other topics. 新聞s are typically published daily or weekly.

⚫︎毎日新聞を読みます。 Translation: I read the newspaper every day. ⚫︎あの新聞の記事は興味深かったです。 Translation: That article in the newspaper was interesting. ⚫︎週末は新聞をゆっくり読むのが好きです。 Translation: I like to read the newspaper slowly on weekends.

• 新聞 is used in various contexts to discuss news publications. • It is appropriate in both formal and informal conversations. • You can use it to talk about reading the 新聞, discussing articles, or subscribing to a 新聞. • You might discuss the contents, the type of 新聞 (e.g., national, local, etc.), or the publisher.

• The word 新聞 is written in kanji as 新聞. • The reading is しんぶん in hiragana. • There is no other common way to write this word. • Okurigana is not applicable for this word.

• There aren't direct synonyms in Japanese. However, you might use more descriptive phrases to convey the same meaning depending on the context. For example: 日刊紙 (nikkan-shi – daily paper).

• There isn't a direct antonym. However, you could consider "not a newspaper" as an opposite.

今日の新聞には、新しい政策についての記事が載っていました。 ・Translation: There was an article about the new policy in today's newspaper. ・Explanation: This sentence explains what was in the 新聞, mentioning a specific topic (new policy).

政治について学ぶために、新聞を読みます。 ・Translation: I read the newspaper to learn about politics. ・Explanation: This shows the user's intent to read the 新聞 for a certain purpose.

The word 新聞 is a compound word. It is a combination of two kanji: 新 (shin), meaning "new," and 聞 (bun), meaning "to hear" or "news". Thus, the literal meaning is something like "new news" or "newly heard information." This accurately reflects the purpose of a 新聞: to provide up-to-date information.