How to say "issue" in Japanese

• 課題かだいJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'issue' as a problem, task, or subject to be worked on — an open question facing a team, company, or researcher. It frames the issue as something to tackle or resolve.
  その学生がくせいは自分じぶんの課題かだいに専念せんねんした。↗

  The student concentrated on his subject.
• 発行はっこうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'issue' as the act of issuing or putting out something such as a newspaper, magazine, or book. Use it when talking about a publication being issued, not about a problem to discuss.
  この地方新聞ちほうしんぶんは週しゅうに１回かい発行はっこうされる。↗

  This local newspaper is published once a week.
• 案件あんけんCommon
  nounCovers 'issue' as a matter to be discussed or decided — an item on an agenda, a pending case in business or law. It suggests something formally taken up rather than a general theme.
  この案件あんけんをどう処理しょりするか、彼かれに下駄げたを預あずけるよ。↗

  I'm just going to leave it up to him to figure out how to clean up this mess.
• 刊行かんこうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'issue' as the publication of printed works — books and periodicals — a close companion of 発行. It is not the word for a problem or matter to discuss; that is 課題 or 案件.
• 号ごうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Covers 'issue' as a numbered edition of a periodical — the May issue, issue number 12. It labels or counts successive issues of a magazine; it is not for problems or the act of publishing.
  あなたの定期ていき購読こうどく予約よやくは六ろく月がつ号ごうで切きれます。↗

  Your subscription expires with the June issue.

Choose 課題 for an issue to be tackled, 案件 for a matter under discussion, 発行 for the issuing of publications, 刊行 for the publication of printed works, and 号 for a numbered issue of a magazine.

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• 課題かだいsubject
• 発行はっこうpublication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.)
• 案件あんけんmatter (to discuss)
• 刊行かんこうpublication
• 号ごうnumber
• 発刊はっかんpublication
• 沙汰さたaffair
• 発出はっしゅつissue
• マターmatter
• イシューissue (publication)
• 胤たねissue
• 刷さつprinting
• 子種こだねchild
• 下付かふgrant
• 不満点ふまんてんpoint of dissatisfaction
• 一悶着ひともんちゃくsmall quarrel
• 問題もんだいproblem (e.g. societal, political)
• たねprogeny
• 発するはっするto issue
• 銘柄めいがらtrading name (on a stock exchange)
• 命題めいだいproblem
• 振り出しふりだしdrawing (e.g. of a bill)
• 振り出すふりだすto draw a check (bill, draft, etc.)
• 切るきるto set (a limit)
• 組むくむto issue (e.g. money order)
• 飛ばすとばすto spread (e.g. a rumour)