記者(きしゃ)

きしゃ
noun
reporter, journalist
1. reporter, journalist, press member
A person who gathers news, conducts interviews, and writes articles for newspapers, magazines, or broadcast media. The standard word for a working journalist in Japanese.
記者(きしゃ)が取材(しゅざい)に来(き)た。
A reporter came to do an interview.
記者(きしゃ)会見(かいけん)で社長(しゃちょう)が謝罪(しゃざい)した。
The company president apologized at the press conference.
彼女(かのじょ)は新聞(しんぶん)記者(きしゃ)として長年(ながねん)現場(げんば)で活躍(かつやく)してきた。
She has been active in the field as a newspaper reporter for many years.

USAGE:
記者(きしゃ) is the most general term for a reporter or journalist. It is a homophone of 汽車(きしゃ) (steam train), which has a completely different meaning. The compound 記者(きしゃ)会見(かいけん) (press conference) is extremely common in news. Types of 記者(きしゃ) include 新聞(しんぶん)記者(きしゃ) (newspaper reporter), 特派(とくは)記者(きしゃ) (correspondent), and フリー記者(きしゃ) (freelance journalist).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 記者(きしゃ)会見(かいけん): press conference
  • 新聞(しんぶん)記者(きしゃ): newspaper reporter
  • 記者(きしゃ)クラブ: press club
  • 記者(きしゃ)団(だん): press corps
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