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How to say 'Weekly magazine' in Japanese | 週刊誌

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The Japanese word for Weekly magazine is 'Shuukanshi', written as 週刊誌 in Japanese.'Weekly magazine' in hiragana is しゅうかんし.

    Meaning

    Weekly magazine

    Reading

    しゅうかんし

    shuukanshi

    Kanji

    Week Publish, Edition Magazine, Document

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '週刊誌 (しゅうかんし)' refers to a 'weekly magazine'. This term is used to describe a publication that is issued once a week, typically containing news, articles, and other content. It is commonly used in contexts related to media, publishing, and reading habits. For example: I bought a weekly magazine「週刊誌を買いました」(しゅうかんしをかいました). He reads weekly magazines every week「彼は毎週週刊誌を読みます」(かれはまいしゅうしゅうかんしをよみます). The term is often associated with both entertainment and informational content, and it is a staple in Japanese media culture.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1730

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 週刊誌

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Week

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Publish, Edition

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Magazine, Document

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Words Related to 週刊誌 Through the Kanji

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Words Related to 週刊誌 Through the Kanji

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 誌 as well.

  • word

    雑誌

    Meaning

    Magazine

  • word

    Meaning

    Magazine

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'Shuukanshi' means 'Weekly magazine' .

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