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How to say 'Interview' or 'Coverage' in Japanese | 取材

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The Japanese word for Interview or Coverage is 'Shuzai', written as 取材 in Japanese.'Interview' or 'Coverage' in hiragana is しゅざい.

    word

    取材

    Meaning

    Interview, Coverage

    Reading

    しゅざい

    shuzai

    Kanji

    取Take 材Materials, Timber

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '取材 (しゅざい)' refers to the act of gathering information, typically for news reporting or research. It can mean 'coverage' in the context of media reporting, or 'interview' when referring to the process of questioning someone to gather information. For example: The journalist is doing coverage of the event「記者がイベントの取材をしている」(きしゃがイベントのしゅざいをしている). She conducted an interview with the author「彼女は著者に取材をした」(かのじょはちょしゃにしゅざいをした). The word is often used in professional contexts, particularly in journalism and media.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3426

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 取材

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    取

    Meaning

    Take

  • kanji

    材

    Meaning

    Materials, Timber

Words Related to 取材 Through the Kanji 取

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 取 as well.

  • word

    取る

    Meaning

    Take, Get

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    書き取る

    Meaning

    Transcribe

  • word

    取れる

    Meaning

    Come off

  • word

    受け取る

    Meaning

    Receive

  • word

    取得

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    取り上げる

    Meaning

    Take up, Confiscate

  • word

    取り出す

    Meaning

    Takeout

  • word

    取り敢えず

    Meaning

    Firstly

  • word

    取り組む

    Meaning

    Tackle

  • word

    受け取り

    Meaning

    Receipt

  • word

    聞き取り

    Meaning

    Comprehension, Listening

  • word

    書き取り

    Meaning

    Dictation

  • word

    取り締まり

    Meaning

    Control, Regulation

  • word

    取り分け

    Meaning

    Especially

  • word

    取り戻す

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    取り入れる

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Adopt

  • word

    遣り取り

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    取り扱い

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    摂取

    Meaning

    Intake

  • word

    取り

    Meaning

    Grasp

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    読み取る

    Meaning

    Read, Interpret

  • word

    取り込む

    Meaning

    Takein, Confuse

  • word

    取り組み

    Meaning

    Initiative, Effort

  • word

    取り付ける

    Meaning

    Attach, Install

  • word

    取り決め

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    取り消す

    Meaning

    Cancel

  • word

    取り除く

    Meaning

    Remove

  • word

    取り返す

    Meaning

    Reclaim

  • word

    取り扱う

    Meaning

    Deal, Handle

  • word

    取り次ぐ

    Meaning

    Relay

  • word

    取り替える

    Meaning

    Replace, Exchange

  • word

    取り消し

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    取り締まる

    Meaning

    Regulate, Enforce

  • word

    取り巻く

    Meaning

    Surround

Words Related to 取材 Through the Kanji 材

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 材 as well.

  • word

    材料

    Meaning

    Material, Ingredient

  • word

    人材

    Meaning

    Talent

  • word

    材木

    Meaning

    Lumber

  • word

    素材

    Meaning

    Material

  • word

    材

    Meaning

    Material

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'Shuzai' means 'Interview' or 'Coverage' .

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