How to say 'Interview' in Japanese | インタビュー

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The Japanese word for Interview is 'Intabyuu', written as インタビュー in Japanese.

word

インタビュー

Meaning

Interview

Reading

Intabyuu

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun 'インタビュー (intabyuu)' means 'interview'. It refers to a formal conversation where one person asks questions and another provides answers, often used in journalism, research, or job settings. This word is borrowed from English and is commonly used in both professional and casual contexts. For example: I had an interview today「今日はインタビューがありました」(きょうはインタビューがありました). She gave an interview to the newspaper「彼女は新聞にインタビューをしました」(かのじょはしんぶんにインタビューをしました). Note that 'インタビュー' can also function as a verb when combined with 'する', as in 'インタビューする (intabyuu suru)', meaning 'to interview'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Frequency

2695

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word インタビュー

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

katakana

イ

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katakana

ン

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katakana

タ

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katakana

ビュ

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Byu

katakana

ビ

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katakana

ユ

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'Intabyuu' means 'Interview' .

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