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取材
Meaning in Englishcoverage, collecting data
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What it means
取材 means the act of gathering information or material for a report or article, typically through on-site reporting and interviewing sources. It refers to the journalist's process of collecting facts, sources, and evidence to shape coverage.
Main meanings
- Core sense: collecting materials for a report.
- Journalistic nuance: used to describe fieldwork including interviews and site visits, not general research.
- Grammatical usage: 取材 as a noun; 取材する denotes the action of field reporting.
How to use it
Used primarily in journalism and media contexts; formal register. Common patterns include 取材に行く (shuzai ni iku), 取材する (shuzai suru), and 現場取材 (genba shuzai). Applied at news desks, press conferences, and field assignments; less common in casual conversation.
Variants and close terms
- 情報収集, jōhō shūshū
- 現場取材, genba shuzai
- 取材を行う, shuzai o okonau
Composition
- 取: to take, seize, obtain
- 材: material, resources
- Combined meaning: the act of taking material or information to prepare a report; in journalism this means gathering material for coverage.
Word class
Noun, suru-verb (名詞, サ変動詞)
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