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定期刊行物 (teikikankoubutsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

定てい期き刊かん行こう物ぶつ

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Meanings

1

periodical; periodical publication

A formal term for any publication issued at regular intervals, such as magazines, journals, or newspapers.

この図と書しょ館かんは多おおくの定てい期き刊かん行こう物ぶつを所

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This library holds many periodicals.

Kanji

定determine, fix, establish
期period, time, date
刊publish, carve, engrave
行going, journey, carry out
物thing, object, matter

Related words

雑ざっ誌し
雑誌 is the common word for 'magazine', while 定期刊行物 is a broader, more formal term covering any regularly issued publication.
新しん聞ぶん
新聞 specifically means 'newspaper', which is a type of 定期刊行物.

Built from

定てい期き+刊かん行こう物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 定期 (ていき, 'fixed period') + 刊行 (かんこう, 'publication') + 物 (ぶつ, 'thing').