Japanese symbol for “editorial”
社説
しゃせつ
Romaji: shasetsu
editorial; leading article; leader
In Japanese, editorial is 社説, read しゃせつ (shasetsu).
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Meanings
- n editorial; leading article; leader
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “editorial”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 論説 | ろんせつ ronsetsu | editorial; leading article; leader |
| エディトリアル | エディトリアル editoriaru | editorial |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 社員 | しゃいん shain | company employee |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 本社 | ほんしゃ honsha | head office; main office; headquarters |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “editorial”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.