購読

• 読み: こうどく
• ローマ字: koudoku
• 漢字の分解: 購 (kou) — buy, purchase; 読 (doku) — read
• 発音: /ko.ɯ.do.kɯ/

意味

Subscribing to; buying and reading. Taking a regular subscription to a newspaper, magazine, or publication.

A noun, suru-verb, and no-adjective describing the act of subscribing to and reading publications on a regular basis. Traditional usage centres on newspapers and magazines (新聞を購読する — to subscribe to a newspaper), but modern usage has expanded to include digital subscriptions and online content. Common patterns include 購読者 (subscriber), 購読料 (subscription fee), and 定期購読 (regular subscription).

例文

1. 毎朝二紙の新聞を購読している。
2. オンライン雑誌の購読者数が急増している。
3. 定期購読を申し込むと割引が適用される。

使い方ガイド

場面: publishing, media, digital services, business

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 購 (kou, to buy/to purchase) + 読 (doku, to read). Literally 'buy and read,' capturing both the commercial and intellectual aspects of subscribing to published material.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal