Translation guide
How to express 'correspondent' in Japanese, covering news reporters, letter writers, and business contacts.
A reporter who sends news from a distant location.
Standard term for a correspondent dispatched by a news organization to a specific location, often abroad.
A person who exchanges letters with another.
Specifically a pen pal or someone you correspond with by letter.
A person in another company or organization with whom you regularly communicate.
The English word 'correspondent' covers several distinct concepts. Using a single Japanese word for all situations will sound unnatural. Choose based on context: news, letters, or business.
彼はワシントンの特派員です。
He is a correspondent in Washington.
A correspondent who sends reports, often used for local or freelance contributors rather than staff dispatched from headquarters.
A local correspondent reported the incident.
General term for reporter or journalist. Can be used for correspondents in context, but less specific.
I work abroad as a newspaper correspondent.
She has a correspondent in France.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'person with whom one exchanges letters'. More explicit than 文通相手.
I have a correspondent I've exchanged letters with for years.
The person in charge or point of contact. Often used in business contexts for the person you correspond with.
Please send an email to the correspondent on their side.
Literally 'contact address', but can refer to the person you contact. More commonly used for the contact information itself.
Often refers to the contact details rather than the person. Use 担当者 for the person.
Please tell me your new correspondent (contact).
General word for 'the other person'. Can be used in context, but vague.
Who is your email correspondent?