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機関紙 (kikanshi) Japanese meaning: official bulletin | Kotomora
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The party organ reported the details of the new policy.
An article appeared in the research society's journal.
Usage patterns 〈 組そ 織しき 〉 の 機き 関かん 紙し an organization's official bulletin/party organ
That organization publishes its own party newspaper.
機き 関かん 紙し を 発はっ 行こう する to publish a bulletin/party organ
The labor union publishes its party newspaper every month.
機き 関かん 紙し に 掲けい 載さい する to publish/print (an article) in a bulletin
They printed the party's policy in the bulletin.
Kanji 機 loom, mechanism, machine 関 connection, barrier, gateway Related words 会報 is a general member newsletter that is usually less formal or ideological than 機関紙, which is tied to a political or organizational stance.
広報誌 is a public-relations magazine aimed at informing the public, while 機関紙 is published by and for an organization to express its own standpoint.
Written forms 機き 関かん 紙し
High-priority form. Used especially for an organization's newspaper-style publication.
機き 関かん 誌し
Attested spelling used especially for a magazine, journal, or periodical published by an organization.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound from 機関, meaning an organization or institution, plus 紙 for a newspaper-style paper or 誌 for a magazine or journal.