社 説(しゃせつ)

しゃせつ

noun

editorial

formalcommunication occupation

1. editorial

An article in a newspaper or magazine expressing the opinion of the editors or publisher.

今日(きょう)の社説(しゃせつ)は環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)について書(か)かれていた。

Today's editorial was written about environmental issues.

社説(しゃせつ)を読(よ)んで考(かんが)えさせられた。

I was made to think after reading the editorial.

この新聞(しんぶん)の社説(しゃせつ)は保守的(ほしゅてき)だ。

This newspaper's editorials are conservative.

あの新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)の社説(しゃせつ)は、いつも政府(せいふ)の政策(せいさく)に批判的(ひはんてき)だ。

That newspaper's editorials are always critical of government policies.

各紙(かくし)の社説(しゃせつ)を読(よ)み比(くら)べると、同(おな)じ問題(もんだい)でも新聞(しんぶん)によって意見(いけん)が大(おお)きく異(こと)なることが分(わ)かる。

When you compare the editorials of different papers, you can see that opinions differ greatly depending on the newspaper, even on the same issue.

Common collocations

社説(しゃせつ)を書(か)く (to write an editorial)
社説(しゃせつ)を読(よ)む (to read an editorial)
社説(しゃせつ)欄(らん) (editorial column)

Related words

論説(ろんせつ) - editorial, opinion piece (similar meaning)
記事(きじ) - article (neutral, factual)
コラム - column (regular opinion piece by a specific writer)

社説(しゃせつ) represents the official stance of the newspaper/magazine, while コラム represents an individual writer's opinion.

Related Words

Compare: 記事(きじ) (article (factual))

Related: 論説(ろんせつ) (editorial, opinion piece)

Related: コラム (column)

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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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