夕刊(ゆうかん)

ゆうかん
noun
evening newspaper; evening edition
communication
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)を読(よ)む。
I read the evening paper.
夕刊(ゆうかん)がまだ届(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)は取(と)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)を読(よ)む (to read the evening paper)
  • 夕刊(ゆうかん)を取(と)る (to subscribe to the evening edition)
  • 朝(あさ)夕刊(ゆうかん)セット (morning and evening edition set)

Similar words

Related Words

Antonym: 朝刊(ちょうかん) (morning edition)
Related: 夕方(ゆうがた) (evening, dusk)
Related: 日刊(にっかん) (daily publication)
Related: 号外(ごうがい) (extra edition (newspaper))
Compare: 地方紙(ちほうし) (regional newspaper)
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