Meaning

Primary

Article

Alternatives

News Story, Report, Account, News Article

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When you write down a lot of stuff focusing on one thing it's called an article. If it's on something that just happened it will probably be a news story.

Reading

きじ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 記事を見る

    to look at an article

    記事をアップする

    to upload an article

    記事を作る

    to create an article

Context Sentences

この記事の作者は、アメリカ人ジャーナリストです。

The author of this article is an American journalist.

外交についての記事があまりない。

There are not many articles about diplomacy.

今月号の記事はデタラメばっかりだよ。

The articles from this month's issue are full of nonsense.

Kanji Composition