雑誌

ざっし · zasshi · JLPT N5 · noun

magazine

📰 雑誌 = miscellaneous (雑) + written record (誌)

雑 means mixed or assorted, as in 雑音 (noise) and 複雑 (complicated). 誌 is a written record, also found in 週刊誌 (weekly magazine). A magazine is literally a record of assorted things. The small っ doubles the s: za-sshi.

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