ニュース速報(そくほう)

にゅーすそくほう
noun
breaking news; news flash
1. breaking news; news flash; news bulletin
An urgent news report broadcast immediately when an important event occurs, interrupting regular programming or appearing as an alert.
ニュース速報(そくほう)が入(はい)った。
A breaking news report just came in.
スマホにニュース速報(そくほう)の通知(つうち)が届(とど)いた。
A breaking news notification arrived on my smartphone.
地震(じしん)のニュース速報(そくほう)が流(なが)れた途端(とたん)、家族(かぞく)に連絡(れんらく)を取(と)ろうとしたが電話(でんわ)がつながらなかった。
The moment the earthquake breaking news aired, I tried to contact my family but couldn't get through on the phone.

A compound of ニュース (news) and 速報(そくほう) (bulletin, flash report). In Japan, ニュース速報(そくほう) typically appears as a text banner across the top or bottom of the TV screen, accompanied by a distinctive chime sound. It is used for earthquakes, major political events, severe weather warnings, and other urgent developments.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ニュース速報(そくほう)が入(はい)る: a news flash comes in
  • ニュース速報(そくほう)が流(なが)れる: a news flash airs/runs
  • ニュース速報(そくほう)の通知(つうち): breaking news notification
  • ニュース速報(そくほう)を受(う)ける: to receive a news flash

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 速報(そくほう): bulletin; flash report — the general term for any urgent report, not limited to news
  • 号外(ごうがい): newspaper extra — a special edition printed for breaking news
  • 臨時(りんじ)ニュース: special news bulletin — an extended broadcast interrupting regular programming
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Added 2026.4.22 19:10
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