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► 名詞
新聞  [しんぶん]    meaning:  news  rank: 1
☆ くの新聞はオンライン移行しつつある ⇨ Most newspapers are transitioning to online

知らせ  [しらせ]  [liter]    meaning:  news  rank: 2
☆ からの知らせもない ⇨ There hasn’t been any news, communication, from him
☆ い知らせを待っている ⇨ I am waiting for good news

初耳  [はつみみ]    meaning:  news  rank: 3
☆ それはには初耳だ ⇨ I heard that for the first time. That’s news to me

吉報  [きっぽう]    meaning:  news  rank: 4
☆ 試験合格したという吉報がいた ⇨ I got good news that I passed the exam  (☛ Good news)

旋風  [せんぷう]  [旋風を巻き起こす]    meaning:  news  rank: 4
☆ 谷翔平メジャーリーグで旋風を巻き起こした ⇨ Shohei Otani became a whirlwind, big sensation, in MLB

特種  [とくだね]    meaning:  news  rank: 4
☆ は特ダネ掴んだ ⇨ He got a big scoop (as a journalist)

悲報  [ひほう]    meaning:  news  rank: 4
☆ 仕事最中に悲報を取った ⇨ He received sad news (about someone’s death) while at work  (☛ Usually news about family member’s death)

訃報  [ふほう]    meaning:  news  rank: 4
☆ 父親の訃報を取った ⇨ He got news that his father had passed away  (☛ News about close relative’s death)