How to say 'Evening newspaper' in Japanese | 夕刊

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The Japanese word for Evening newspaper is 'Yuukan', written as 夕刊 in Japanese.'Evening newspaper' in hiragana is ゆうかん.

word

夕刊

Meaning

Evening newspaper

Reading

ゆうかん

yuukan

Kanji

夕Evening 刊Publish, Edition

Explanation

The Japanese noun '夕刊 (ゆうかん)' means 'evening newspaper.' This word refers to a newspaper that is published and distributed in the evening, typically containing the latest news and updates of the day. It is often contrasted with '朝刊 (ちょうかん)', which is the morning edition. Example sentences include: I read the evening newspaper every day 「私は毎日夕刊を読みます」 (わたしはまいにちゆうかんをよみます). The evening newspaper has more local news 「夕刊には地元のニュースが多い」 (ゆうかんにはじもとのニュースがおおい). Note that '夕刊' is specifically used to refer to newspapers and not other types of evening publications.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1733

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 夕刊

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

夕

Meaning

Evening

kanji

刊

Meaning

Publish, Edition

Words Related to 夕刊 Through the Kanji 夕

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 夕 as well.

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夕飯

Meaning

Dinner

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夕方

Meaning

Evening

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夕食

Meaning

Dinner

word

七夕

Meaning

Tanabata

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夕日

Meaning

Sunset

word

夕立

Meaning

Evening rain

word

夕焼け

Meaning

Sunset

word

夕暮れ

Meaning

Dusk

Words Related to 夕刊 Through the Kanji 刊

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 刊 as well.

word

週刊誌

Meaning

Weekly magazine

word

月刊

Meaning

Monthly

word

刊行

Meaning

Publication

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刊

Meaning

Publication

word

週刊

Meaning

Weekly

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'Yuukan' means 'Evening newspaper' .

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