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新聞種 (shinbundane) Japanese meaning: news source | Kotomora

新しん聞ぶん種だね

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Meanings

1

news source; news topic; story material

Refers to the raw material, event, or tip that becomes a news article. Used in journalistic contexts.

記き者しゃは新しん聞ぶん種だねを探さがして街まちを歩あるいた。

The reporter walked around town looking for a news story.

そのスキャンダルは格かっ好こうの新しん聞ぶん種だねになった。

The scandal became perfect material for a news article.

Kanji

新new
聞hear, ask, listen
種species, kind, class

Related words

ネタ
A more casual, general term for material or content, often used in journalism, comedy, or conversation. 新聞種 is specifically about newspaper stories.
記き事じ
Refers to the finished article itself, while 新聞種 is the raw material or topic before it becomes an article.

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新しん聞ぶん+種たね

Etymology

Compound of 新聞 (newspaper) and 種 (seed, source, material). The 種 here carries the meaning of 'raw material' or 'source'.