新聞社

• Reading: しんぶんしゃ
• Romaji: shinbunsha
• Kanji breakdown: 新 (shin) — new; 聞 (bun) — hear; 社 (sha) — company
• Pronunciation: /ɕiɴ.bɯɴ.ɕa/

Meaning

Newspaper company; newspaper publisher.

Major Japanese newspaper companies include 朝日新聞社, 読売新聞社, and 毎日新聞社. The 社 suffix indicates a company or organization. Different from 新聞 (the newspaper itself).

Examples

1. 新聞社に就職したいと思っている。 I want to get a job at a newspaper company.
2. 大きな新聞社の本社は東京にある。 The headquarters of the major newspaper companies are in Tokyo.
3. 新聞社の記者が取材に来た。 A reporter from the newspaper company came to do an interview.

Usage Guide

Context: media, careers, news

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Compound of 新聞 (newspaper) and 社 (company).

Cultural Context

Era: Meiji

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal