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リポーター (ripootaa) Japanese meaning: reporter | Kotomora

リポーター

also: レポーター

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Meanings

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A person who gathers and reports news, often for television, radio, or newspapers. The English loanword is fully naturalized in Japanese.

彼かの女じょはテレビのリポーターとして働はたらいている。

She works as a TV reporter.

現げん場ばからリポーターが中ちゅう継けいで伝つたえています。

A reporter is reporting live from the scene.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がリポーターを務つとめるfor someone to serve as a reporter
彼かの女じょは旅たび番ばん組ぐみのリポーターを務つとめている。
She serves as the reporter on a travel program.
現げん場ばのリポーターが〈事こと〉を伝つたえるfor the on-scene reporter to relay something
現げん場ばのリポーターが最さい新しんの状じょう況きょうを伝つたえた。
The on-scene reporter relayed the latest situation.

Related words

記き者しゃN3
記者 is the broad term for a journalist who writes or reports news, while リポーター typically refers to someone reporting live on-scene for TV or radio.
アナウンサーN4
アナウンサー presents news or events from the studio, while リポーター reports from out in the field.

Don't confuse with

ポーター
レポーター (reporter) sounds similar to ポーター (porter) but refers to a news reporter, not someone who carries luggage.
レポートN5
レポート means the written report or paper itself, while レポーター refers to the person who reports the news.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Word family

芸げい能のうリポーター
entertainment reporter; gossip columnist

Written forms

リポーターUsage37%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common form in modern Japanese.
レポーターUsage63%
Alternate katakana spelling, closer to the English pronunciation; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'reporter'. The variant レポーター reflects a pronunciation closer to the original English, while リポーター is the more established form in Japanese.