WORD DETAIL
記者
きしゃ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
記者(きしゃ) is a journalist who gathers and reports news. It appears as interviewer and field reporter. - Basic usage: A reporter asks a coach for postgame thoughts; a young journalist covers town changes carefully.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Postgame interview and local-change reporting
- The first is question-and-answer reporting; the second is information gathering through
取材した. The role has publication purpose beyond simple note taking.
- The first is question-and-answer reporting; the second is information gathering through

