囲かこみ取しゅ材ざい

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Meanings

noun

on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters; scrum interview

Refers to a press interview where reporters surround a person, often in an impromptu setting such as a hallway or outdoors. Common in news contexts.

大だい臣じんは国こっ会かいの廊ろう下かで囲かこみ取しゅ材ざいに応おうじ

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。

The minister gave an on-the-spot interview to the surrounding reporters in the Diet hallway.

事じ件けんの後あと、容よう疑ぎ者しゃの自じ宅たく前まえで囲かこみ取しゅ材ざいが行おこなわれた。

After the incident, a scrum interview took place in front of the suspect's house.

Kanji

囲surround, besiege, store
取take, fetch, take up
材lumber, log, timber

Related words

取しゅ材ざい
取材 is a general term for news gathering or reporting, while 囲み取材 specifically refers to the act of reporters surrounding a person for an interview.
記き者しゃ会かい見けん
記者会見 is a formal press conference, whereas 囲み取材 is an informal, often impromptu interview where reporters crowd around the subject.

Built from

囲かこむ+取しゅ材ざい

Etymology

Compound of 囲み (かこみ, 'surrounding') and 取材 (しゅざい, 'news gathering'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term transparently describes the action of reporters surrounding a subject for an interview.