Translation guide
The most common word for newspaper in Japanese is 新聞 (しんぶん). This guide covers how to refer to newspapers, newspaper companies, and related expressions.
newspaper
To refer to a newspaper as a physical object or a regular publication.
The standard word for 'newspaper'. Used for both the physical paper and the publication in general.
I read the newspaper every morning.
Do you subscribe to a newspaper?
Specifically refers to newsprint or the physical paper material, often used when talking about the paper itself (e.g., for wrapping).
Wrap it in newspaper.
To refer to the organization that publishes a newspaper.
Means 'newspaper company' or 'newspaper publisher'. Use this when talking about the organization.
He works for a newspaper company.
To refer to a particular newspaper by name.
Japanese newspaper names typically end with 新聞 (しんぶん). For example, 朝日新聞 (Asahi Shimbun), 読売新聞 (Yomiuri Shimbun).
I read the Asahi Shimbun.
To specify the kind of newspaper (e.g., morning edition, evening edition, national, local).
Morning edition of a newspaper.
I haven't seen the morning paper yet.
Evening edition of a newspaper.
National newspaper (distributed nationwide).
Local or regional newspaper.
新聞 (しんぶん) refers specifically to a newspaper (printed or digital publication). ニュース (nyūsu) means 'news' in general, such as TV news or online news. Do not use 新聞 to mean 'news' as in 'I heard the news.'
a newspaper reporter
夕刊に載っていた。
It was in the evening paper.
全国紙と地方紙では内容が違う。
The content differs between national and local newspapers.
地方紙は地域のニュースに強い。
Local newspapers are strong on regional news.
English-language newspaper published in Japan.
I'm studying English using an English-language newspaper.