記者団(きしゃだん)

きしゃだん
noun
the press corps; group of reporters
personmedia
1. the press corps; the assembled reporters
The reporters covering an event or a public figure, treated as a single body. Most often seen in the phrase 記者団(きしゃだん)に語(かた)る, describing informal remarks made to waiting journalists.
首相(しゅしょう)は記者団(きしゃだん)に答(こた)えた。
The prime minister answered the reporters.
官邸(かんてい)の前(まえ)で記者団(きしゃだん)が待(ま)っていた。
The press corps was waiting in front of the official residence.
大臣(だいじん)は記者団(きしゃだん)に対(たい)し、「現時点(げんじてん)では何(なに)も決(き)まっていない」と述(の)べた。
The minister told reporters, "Nothing has been decided at this point."

記者(きしゃ) (reporter) plus 団(だん) (group, body). Journalistic vocabulary; you will meet it constantly in news reports but rarely in conversation.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 記者会見(きしゃかいけん): press conference — a formal arranged event; talking to the 記者団(きしゃだん) is typically impromptu, in a corridor or doorway
  • マスコミ: the mass media — the industry as a whole, not the reporters present at one place

Related Words

Related: 記者(きしゃ)
Related: マスコミ
Compare: 記者会見(きしゃかいけん) (press conference)
Compare: 報道陣(ほうどうじん) (the press corps)
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Added 2026.8.11 12:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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