(ゆうかん)

ゆうかん
noun
evening newspaper; evening edition
1. evening newspaper; evening edition
A newspaper edition published and delivered in the afternoon or evening, as opposed to the morning edition.
夕刊(ゆうかん)()む。
I read the evening paper.
夕刊(ゆうかん)がまだ(とど)いていない。
The evening paper hasn't arrived yet.
うちは朝刊(ちょうかん)だけで夕刊(ゆうかん)()っていない。
We only get the morning paper and don't subscribe to the evening edition.

USAGE:
Many Japanese newspapers offer both 朝刊(ちょうかん) (morning edition) and 夕刊(ゆうかん) (evening edition) as a set subscription. The evening edition is typically thinner and covers afternoon developments.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 夕刊(ゆうかん)()む (to read the evening paper)
  • 夕刊(ゆうかん)()る (to subscribe to the evening edition)
  • (あさ)夕刊(ゆうかん)セット (morning and evening edition set)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 朝刊(ちょうかん): morning newspaper — the main daily edition, typically larger than the evening edition