Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, No-adjective

購読(こうどく)paid subscription (e.g. magazine)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, No-adjective

      1.

      buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)

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    購読 【こうどく】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)新聞(しんぶん)購読(こうどく)しています。

      I am subscribing to a newspaper. {paid subscription (e.g. magazine)}

      • N2

      (おお)くの美容(びよう)(しつ)雑誌(ざっし)購読(こうどく)している。

      Many beauty salons subscribe to magazines. {paid subscription (e.g. magazine)}

      • N2

      ()()りの雑誌(ざっし)定期(ていき)(てき)購読(こうどく)する。

      To subscribe to your favorite magazine regularly. {paid subscription (e.g. magazine)}

      • N2

      新聞(しんぶん)購読(こうどく)するだけは購読(こうどく)しているが、厳密(げんみつ)にはあまり()んではいない。

      I subscribe to the newspaper, but strictly speaking, I don't really read it. {paid subscription (e.g. magazine)}

      • N2

      (ふた)つの雑誌(ざっし)購読(こうどく)(くわ)えて新聞(しんぶん)購読(こうどく)しているので、毎月(まいつき)支払(しはら)いがキツイです。

      In addition to subscribing to two magazines, I also subscribe to a newspaper, so the monthly payments are tough. {paid subscription (e.g. magazine)}

      • N2
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