Japanese symbol for “newspaper”
新聞
しんぶん
Romaji: shinbun
newspaper
In Japanese, newspaper is 新聞, read しんぶん (shinbun).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n newspaper
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “newspaper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紙 | し shi | newspaper |
| 新聞紙 | しんぶんし shinbunshi | newspaper |
| ニュースペーパー | ニュースペーパー nyuusupeepaa | newspaper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new; novel; fresh |
| 新た | あらた arata | new; fresh; novel |
| 新規 | しんき shinki | new; fresh |
| 新人 | しんじん shinjin | newcomer; new figure; new member |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 聞こえる | きこえる kikoeru | to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears |
| 聞く | きく kiku | to hear |
| 聞き手 | ききて kikite | hearer; listener; audience |
See also: Chinese symbol for “newspaper”.
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.