Translation guide
How to express 'correspondent' in Japanese, covering news reporters, letter writers, and business contacts.
A reporter who sends news from a distant location.
A person who exchanges letters with another.
Specifically a pen pal or someone you correspond with by letter.
彼女はフランスに文通相手がいます。
She has a correspondent in France.
A person in another company or organization with whom you regularly communicate.
The English word 'correspondent' covers several distinct concepts. Using a single Japanese word for all situations will sound unnatural. Choose based on context: news, letters, or business.
Standard term for a correspondent dispatched by a news organization to a specific location, often abroad.
彼はワシントンの特派員です。
He is a correspondent in Washington.
A correspondent who sends reports, often used for local or freelance contributors rather than staff dispatched from headquarters.
地元の通信員が事件を報告した。
A local correspondent reported the incident.
General term for reporter or journalist. Can be used for correspondents in context, but less specific.
新聞記者として海外で働いています。
I work abroad as a newspaper correspondent.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'person with whom one exchanges letters'. More explicit than 文通相手.
長年手紙をやり取りする相手がいる。
I have a correspondent I've exchanged letters with for years.
The person in charge or point of contact. Often used in business contexts for the person you correspond with.
先方の担当者にメールを送ってください。
Please send an email to the correspondent on their side.
Literally 'contact address', but can refer to the person you contact. More commonly used for the contact information itself.
Often refers to the contact details rather than the person. Use 担当者 for the person.
新しい連絡先を教えてください。
Please tell me your new correspondent (contact).
General word for 'the other person'. Can be used in context, but vague.
メールの相手は誰ですか？
Who is your email correspondent?