How to say 'Magazine' in Japanese | 雑誌

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The Japanese word for Magazine is 'Zasshi', written as 雑誌 in Japanese.'Magazine' in hiragana is ざっし.

word

雑誌

Meaning

Magazine

Reading

ざっし

zasshi

Kanji

雑Miscellaneous 誌Magazine, Document

Explanation

The Japanese noun '雑誌 (ざっし)' refers to a 'magazine', which is a periodical publication containing articles, photographs, and advertisements. It is commonly used to describe both print and digital magazines. For example: I bought a fashion magazine「ファッション雑誌を買いました」(ふぁっしょんざっしをかいました). This magazine is interesting「この雑誌は面白い」(このざっしはおもしろい). The word is often used in contexts related to reading, publishing, or media.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1425

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 雑誌

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

雑

Meaning

Miscellaneous

kanji

誌

Meaning

Magazine, Document

Words Related to 雑誌 Through the Kanji 雑

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 雑 as well.

word

複雑

Meaning

Complex

word

雑音

Meaning

Noise

word

雑談

Meaning

Chat

word

混雑

Meaning

Crowded

Words Related to 雑誌 Through the Kanji 誌

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 誌 as well.

word

週刊誌

Meaning

Weekly magazine

word

誌

Meaning

Magazine

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'Zasshi' means 'Magazine' .

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