| Word form | shinbun |
| Original script | 新聞 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Original meaning “news”. The first modern Japanese newspaper was founded in 1862. |
| Comments on word | variant shinbunshi was used for “newspaper” as well. |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | shin-bun new-hear |
| Age | Early Modern Japanese [21] (1604–1867) |
| Lexical stratum | kango |
| Year | 1827 |
| Comparison with Mandarin | semantic change |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 168 |