取材 (Shuzai) is a Japanese noun meaning “gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbgathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
Examples
彼女は金融市場の取材を担当している。
She covers Wall Street.
そのジャーナリストは自分の取材した事実を勝手に変えた。
The journalist took liberties with the facts he had gathered.
ニューヨークタイムズは彼女のギャラリーにいつも取材にくるんだから。
The New York Times reviews her gallery all the time.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).