Japanese symbol for “readership”
読者層
どくしゃそう
Romaji: dokushasou
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
In Japanese, readership is 読者層, read どくしゃそう (dokushasou).
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Meanings
- n readership; target audience (of a magazine)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “readership”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 読者数 | どくしゃすう dokushasuu | number of readers (of a magazine, newspaper, etc.); readership |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading |
| 読む | よむ yomu | to read |
| 読者 | どくしゃ dokusha | reader |
| 読書 | どくしょ dokusho | reading (books) |
| 朗読 | ろうどく roudoku | reading aloud; recitation |
| 読み方 | よみかた yomikata | pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji) |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 一層 | いっそう issou | even more; still more; all the more |
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