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日刊 (nikkan) Japanese meaning: daily publication | Kotomora

日にっ刊かん

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

daily publication; daily issue

Refers to something published or issued daily, especially newspapers. Often used as a prefix or in compounds like 日刊新聞.

この新しん聞ぶんは日にっ刊かんです。

This newspaper is a daily publication.

日にっ刊かんのニュースレターを購こう読どくしている。

I subscribe to a daily newsletter.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉は日にっ刊かんだ〈a publication〉 comes out daily
このスポーツ新しん聞ぶんは日にっ刊かんだ。
This sports newspaper is published daily.
日にっ刊かんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something on a daily basis
そのニュースサイトは日にっ刊かんで更こう新しんされる。
That news site is updated on a daily basis.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
刊publish, carve, engrave

Related words

週しゅう刊かんN1
日刊 means 'published daily', while 週刊 means 'published weekly'; they contrast in publication frequency.
月げっ刊かんN1
日刊 refers to a daily publication, whereas 月刊 refers to a monthly one; both describe publication frequency.
デイリー
日刊 specifically means 'published daily' (for newspapers, etc.) and is a native compound, whereas デイリー is a broader loanword modifier used for many kinds of daily things.

Don't confuse with

週しゅう刊かんN1
週刊 means published once a week, while 日刊 means published every day, so the two are easy to mix up because both are 〜刊 frequency terms.
月げっ刊かんN1
日刊 describes a publication that comes out every day, whereas 月刊 describes one that comes out once a month, making the two easy to confuse when talking about periodicals.
季き刊かんN1
日刊 describes something published daily, in contrast to 季刊 which comes out only once every three months.

Word family

日にっ刊かん紙し
daily newspaper; daily paper
日にっ刊かん新しん聞ぶん
daily newspaper

Written forms

日にっ刊かんUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ニッカンUsage5%

Etymology

Compound of 日 (にち, 'day') and 刊 (かん, 'publish'). The reading にっかん results from a regular sound change where ち + か becomes っか.

年ねん刊かん

日刊 means a publication issued daily, in contrast to 年刊 which is issued once a year, but the similar 〜刊 form makes the two easy to confuse at a glance.