How to say 'News' in Japanese | ニュース

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The Japanese word for News is 'Nyuusu', written as ニュース in Japanese.

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ニュース

Meaning

News

Reading

Nyuusu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ニュース (nyuusu)' means 'news'. It refers to information about recent events or happenings, typically reported by media outlets such as television, radio, newspapers, or online platforms. This word is a loanword from English, and it is commonly used in everyday conversation. For example: I watched the news on TV「テレビでニュースを見た」(テレビでニュースをみた). The news about the earthquake was shocking「地震のニュースは衝撃的だった」(じしんのニュースはしょうげきてきだった). It's important to note that 'ニュース' is often used in compound words, such as 'ニュース番組 (nyuusu bangumi)' (news program) or 'ニュースキャスター (nyuusu kyasutaa)' (news anchor).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

2077

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ニュース

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ニ

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katakana

ニュ

Reading

Nyu

katakana

ス

Reading

katakana

ユ

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