Society and the news
Core words, Stage 3chunk 46 of 76Society and news
Comment on the news and how the world works.
- jikenincident; case (crime)
- yo no nakathe world; society; life
- shakaisociety; the working world
- masukomithe media; the press
Mix-ups Jiken (incident, crime) gets mixed up with jiko (accident); yo no naka and shakai overlap.
jiken
incident; case (crime)
A crime or shocking event, as in the news or detective shows; jokingly, any big deal.
Jiko is an accident; jiken is something people did, often a crime.
kinjo de jiken ga atta rashii yo.
Apparently something happened in the neighbourhood.
近所で事件があったらしいよ。
kinjo de jiken ga atta rashii desu yo.
Apparently there was an incident in the neighbourhood.
近所で事件があったらしいですよ。
Written 事件 · じけんRank #752 in 3,030 TV dramas
yo no naka
the world; society; life
Used when commenting on how the world or life works.
Shakai is society as a system; yo no naka is the world as people live it.
yo no naka, sonna ni amaku nai yo.
Life isn't that easy, you know.
世の中、そんなに甘くないよ。
yo no naka wa sonna ni amaku nai desu yo.
The world isn't that easy, you know.
世の中はそんなに甘くないですよ。
Written 世の中 · よのなかRank #912 in 3,030 TV dramas
shakai
society; the working world
Society in general, and especially adult working life after school.
Shakaijin = a working adult. At school, shakai is social studies.
shakai ni dereba wakaru yo.
You'll get it once you're out in the real world.
社会に出れば分かるよ。
shakai ni dereba wakarimasu yo.
You'll understand once you start working.
社会に出れば分かりますよ。
Written 社会 · しゃかいRank #1849 in 3,030 TV dramas
masukomi
the media; the press
News media and reporters, often said with a critical tone.
From 'mass communication'. Media is also used and sounds more neutral.
masukomi tte, sugu oogesa ni iu yo ne.
The media always blow things out of proportion, don't they?
マスコミって、すぐ大げさに言うよね。
masukomi wa sugu oogesa ni iimasu yo ne.
The media do tend to exaggerate, don't they?
マスコミはすぐ大げさに言いますよね。
Written マスコミRank #2529 in 3,030 TV dramas