記事|きじkiji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounarticle; news story; report; account
   ニュース記事きじを書かくのが彼かれの仕事しごとだ。↗

   Writing news stories is his job.

• Synonym報道ほうどうWrittenWritten/formal. The media's reporting of events — the act or its content, as in 「報道番組」; the emphasis is on conveying news, while 「記事」 is a finished written piece.
• Related小論しょうろんWrittenWritten/formal. A short academic paper or essay, also a humble way to refer to one's own paper; it argues a viewpoint rather than reporting on events.
• Related記述きじゅつWrittenDescribing or setting things down in writing, as in 「記述式の問題」; it is used well beyond published pieces, whereas 「記事」 is typically an article in a newspaper or magazine.

For a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine, 「記事」 is the default. Use 「報道」 for the media's act of reporting the news, 「記述」 for describing something in writing, and 「小論」 for a short essay or paper.

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1. 事実じじつを客観的きゃっかんてきに書き記かきしるすこと。また、その文章ぶんしょう。
2. （1より）新聞しんぶん・雑誌ざっしなどでの報道ほうどうやその文章ぶんしょう。