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活字メディア (かつじメディア) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

活かつ字じメディア

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Meanings

1

Refers to newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed publications, often contrasted with digital or broadcast media.

活かつ字じメディアの将しょう来らいについて議ぎ論ろんが続つづい

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いる

。

Debate continues about the future of print media.

彼かれは活かつ字じメディアでしか情じょう報ほうを得えない。

He only gets information from print media.

Kanji

活lively, resuscitation, being helped
字character, letter, word

Related words

印いん刷さつメディア
Similar meaning, but 活字メディア emphasizes movable type or printed text, while 印刷メディア is a broader term for any printed medium.
電でん子しメディア
Electronic media; often contrasted with 活字メディア in discussions of media shift.

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活かつ字じ+メディア

Etymology

Compound of 活字 (movable type, print) and メディア (media). A relatively modern term reflecting the distinction between print and electronic media.