新聞
しんぶん newspaper
Why it means this
新 (new) + 聞 (things heard) — 'newly heard things'; a newspaper (a calque of 'newspaper').
Breakdown
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.
しんぶん newspaper
新 (new) + 聞 (things heard) — 'newly heard things'; a newspaper (a calque of 'newspaper').
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.