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トップニュース (toppunyuusu) Japanese meaning: top news | Kotomora

トップニュース

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

top news; lead story; front-page news

Used for the most prominent or important item in a news broadcast, website, newspaper, or other news outlet.

今日きょうのトップニュースは首しゅ相しょうの辞じ任にんだった。

Today's top news was the prime minister's resignation.

その地じ震しんは朝あさのトップニュースとして大おおきく報ほうじられた。

The earthquake was reported prominently as the morning's lead story.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉がトップニュースになるfor something to become the top news story
その事じ件けんは全ぜん国こくのトップニュースになった。
The incident became the top news story nationwide.
〈事こと〉をトップニュースで伝つたえるto report something as the top news story
テレビ局きょくは選せん挙きょ結けっ果かをトップニュースで伝つたえた。
The TV station reported the election results as the top news.
トップニュースを飾かざるto top the news / lead the headlines
その発はっ表ぴょうは今朝けさのトップニュースを飾かざった。
The announcement topped this morning's news.

Related words

ニュースN5
ニュース is the general word for news of any kind, while トップニュース refers specifically to the lead or most prominent story.
速そく報ほうN1
速報 highlights that a report is fast breaking news, whereas トップニュース highlights that a story is the most important or prominent one.
特とくダネ
特ダネ is an exclusive scoop a single outlet gets first, while トップニュース is whatever story any outlet ranks as its lead item.

Counted with

件けんN2
News items are commonly counted with 件, especially in headlines or reporting contexts.

Built from

トップ+ニュース

Written forms

トップニュース
Standard katakana spelling; this form is high-priority.
トップ・ニュース
- とっぷにゅーす
  Variant spelling with an interpunct between the two katakana elements.
- トップ・ニュース

Etymology

A katakana compound made from トップ and ニュース. No language-of-origin details are specified, so the exact borrowing history is not stated here.