(とくはいん)

とくはいん
noun
correspondent, special envoy
1. correspondent, special envoy
A person sent to a particular location on a special assignment, most commonly a journalist stationed abroad to report for a news organization.
海外(かいがい)特派員(とくはいん)として(はたら)いている。
I work as a foreign correspondent.
ロンドン特派員(とくはいん)からの報告(ほうこく)です。
This is a report from our London correspondent.
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)特派員(とくはいん)として戦地(せんち)派遣(はけん)された経験(けいけん)がある。
I have experience being dispatched to a war zone as a newspaper correspondent.

USAGE:
Most commonly refers to journalists stationed abroad. Often heard in TV news broadcasts introducing reports from overseas bureaus.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 海外(かいがい)特派員(とくはいん) (foreign correspondent)
  • 特派員(とくはいん)報告(ほうこく) (correspondent's report)
  • 現地(げんち)特派員(とくはいん) (on-site correspondent)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 記者(きしゃ): reporter, journalist — general term
  • 通信員(つうしんいん): news correspondent — similar but less common