Vocabulary

What does 取材 (しゅざい, shuzai) mean?

取材 (しゅざい, shuzai) means news gathering, reporting, interviewing.

Quick facts
Readingしゅざい
Romajishuzai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しゅざい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshuzai

news gathering, reporting, interviewing

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I requested an interview with a famous writer.

  • A reporter covered the scene of the incident.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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