隔週刊(かくしゅうかん)

かくしゅうかん
noun
biweekly publication; fortnightly issue
1. biweekly publication; fortnightly; published every other week
A publication schedule or format in which issues are released once every two weeks. Used as both a noun and a prenominal modifier to describe the frequency of magazines, newspapers, and other serial publications.
この雑誌(ざっし)は隔週刊(かくしゅうかん)で発行(はっこう)されている。
This magazine is published biweekly.
隔週刊(かくしゅうかん)の漫画雑誌(まんがざっし)を定期購読(ていきこうどく)している。
I have a subscription to a biweekly manga magazine.
この新聞(しんぶん)は以前(いぜん)は週刊(しゅうかん)だったが、経費削減(けいひさくげん)のため隔週刊(かくしゅうかん)に変更(へんこう)された。
This newspaper was previously weekly, but it was changed to biweekly to cut costs.

Composed of 隔週(かくしゅう) (every other week, biweekly) and 刊(かん) (publication, issue). Part of the ～刊(かん) publication frequency pattern.

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY PATTERN:

  • 日刊(にっかん): daily
  • 週刊(しゅうかん): weekly
  • 隔週刊(かくしゅうかん): biweekly (every two weeks)
  • 月刊(げっかん): monthly
  • 隔月刊(かくげつかん): bimonthly
  • 季刊(きかん): quarterly

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 隔週刊(かくしゅうかん)誌(し): biweekly magazine
  • 隔週刊(かくしゅうかん)で発行(はっこう)する: to publish biweekly

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 週刊(しゅうかん): weekly — published once per week
  • 月刊(げっかん): monthly — published once per month
  • 隔月刊(かくげつかん): bimonthly — published once every two months
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