記事

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 記事 is read as きじ and is a noun for an article or written piece on a particular subject in a newspaper, magazine, or online publication.
• Basic usage: Writing one appears in 文化祭の記事を書く, while its subject appears in 図書館を紹介する記事.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A published piece
  • It refers to a piece of writing that reports or explains an event or subject, rather than the event itself.
• Difference from ニュース
  • ニュース broadly denotes news or reported information, while 記事 focuses on an individual article as a readable piece.