聞屋
Japanese
Kanji in this term
聞
屋
ぶん
Grade: 2
や
Grade: 3
on'yomi
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
ブン屋
Etymology
Clipping of
新聞
(
しんぶん
)
屋
(
や
)
(
shinbun'ya
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
[bɯ̟̃ɰ̃ja̠]
Noun
聞
(
ぶん
)
屋
(
や
)
• (
bun'ya
)
(
informal
,
somewhat
derogatory
)
a (news)
reporter
Synonym:
記
(
き
)
者
(
しゃ
)
(
kisha
)