How to say "journalist" in Japanese

• 記者きしゃJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounA reporter — a journalist whose work is gathering and reporting news, typically for a newspaper or broadcaster. This is the word for the reporter sense of 'journalist'.
  記者きしゃは話はなされたことはすべて書き留かきとめた。↗

  The reporter took down everything that was said.
• ジャーナリストJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe loanword for a journalist — a person who reports, writes, or comments on the news. It covers the broader sense of 'journalist', including those not attached to a particular news organization.
  そのジャーナリストはいわゆる国際人こくさいじんだ。↗

  The journalist is what you call a cosmopolitan.
• 探訪たんぼうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbDenotes searching out or hunting for news stories — an activity, not a person; as a way to say 'journalist' it is marginal, so use 記者 or ジャーナリスト for the person.

Use 記者 for a reporter who gathers and reports news, 「ジャーナリスト」 for a journalist in the broader sense of the occupation, and avoid 探訪 for the person, since it names the activity of hunting for news stories.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 記者きしゃreporter
• ジャーナリストjournalist
• 探訪たんぼうsearching
• 報道記者ほうどうきしゃnews reporter
• 無冠の帝王むかんのていおうjournalist (esp. newspaper journalist)