大おお新しん聞ぶん

noun

Meiji-era broadsheet with political commentary in literary style

Historical term for a type of newspaper in the Meiji period that focused on political commentary and was written in a literary style, as opposed to the more colloquial 小新聞 (koshinbun).

See also: 小新聞

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいの大おお新しん聞ぶんは、政せい治じ論ろん説せつを中ちゅう心しんに据すえていた。

  The ōshinbun of the Meiji era centered on political commentary.

noun

major newspaper; leading newspaper

Modern general term for a large, influential newspaper; contrasts with smaller local or specialized papers.

• 彼かれは大おお新しん聞ぶんの記き者しゃとして働はたらいている。

  He works as a reporter for a major newspaper.