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社説

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

社説 — “editorial (in a newspaper)”

社説 (read しゃせつ) means editorial (in a newspaper). It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しゃせつ

Meaning

editorial (in a newspaper)

社説 in a sentence

新聞しんぶんの社説しゃせつを読むよむ。

I read the newspaper editorial.

The kanji in 社説

社company; (Shinto) shrine
説to explain

Words that share a kanji with 社説

会社かいしゃ— company, corporation
社会しゃかい— society, public
社長しゃちょう— company president
社員しゃいん— company employee, staff member
神社じんじゃ— shrine (Shinto)
新聞社しんぶんしゃ— newspaper company
社会科学しゃかいかがく— social science
商社しょうしゃ— trading company, trading firm

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