WORD DETAIL
紙面
しめん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: The spelling is
紙面, read asしめん. It is a noun for the printed pages of a newspaper or magazine, or for the limited space available for content on them. - Basic usage: Referring to page-space limitations appears in
紙面の都合, while introducing opinions in the next issue appears in次号の紙面で紹介する.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Difference from
ページ- It focuses on editorial space or the printed surface of a publication rather than an individually numbered page.

