購読

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 購読(こうどく) means buying publications such as newspapers or magazines to read, including receiving them through a subscription.
• Basic usage: It describes subscribing to a digital newspaper to read during the commute.
  • 通勤中に読むため電子版の新聞を購読している。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Buying and reading
  • 購入(こうにゅう) broadly means buying something. 購読 focuses on buying and using a publication for reading and also applies to digital editions.