JLPT N2 · Noun

社説 (shasetsu)

社説 (しゃせつ, shasetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “editorial; leading article”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゃせつ
Romaji: shasetsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

editorial; leading article; leader · noun

Example sentences

今朝の新聞の社説を読みましたか。

Have you read the leading article in today's paper?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 社説

社

company, firm, officeシャ・やしろ · 7 strokes

説

opinion, theory, explanationセツ・ゼイ・と.く · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 社説.

会社かいしゃcompany社長しゃちょうcompany president神社じんじゃShinto shrine社会しゃかいsociety新聞社しんぶんしゃnewspaper company商社しょうしゃtrading company入社にゅうしゃjoining a company社会科学しゃかいかがくsocial science社しゃcompany社交しゃこうsocial life社宅しゃたくcompany housing出社しゅっしゃgoing to work (e.g. in the morning)小説しょうせつnovel説明せつめいexplanation

Source: JMdict entry 1322890 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.