読者

どくしゃ
reader

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どくしゃ【読者】

*reader

〖C〗読者， 購読者；読む人， 読書家

We have received a great deal of mail from our readers. 読者から多くの手紙が寄せられた

gentle reader 《著者の呼びかけ》寛大な読者よ

an observant reader 注意深い読者

subscriber

〖C〗〔雑誌などの〕(予約)購読者［申し込み者］〔to， for〕.

¶～対象［層］

readership［a～］

¶ → 読者欄

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どくしゃ【読者】

a reader; 〔購読者〕 a subscriber; 〈集合的に〉 the audience; the readership; the (reading) public.

●毎日新聞の読者 readers of [subscribers to] the Mainichi.

●読者が多い 〔新聞･雑誌が〕 have a large readership [number of subscribers]; have [enjoy] a large circulation; 〔書物が〕 be widely read; 〔作家が〕 have a large following

・この 12 か月で(同誌の)読者が約 10 万人増えた. In the past twelve months the readership (of this magazine) has risen [increased] by 100,000.

●読者に訴える appeal to the readership.

●読者の声 the readers' voice; 〔欄〕 a (readers') forum 《pl. ～s, -ra》

・読者の反応を見る see how sth is received by the readers.

●読者を拡げる extend [build, increase] one's readership

・彼は数百万人の読者を持つ. He has a readership of several million.

・その新作で彼女は多くの読者を獲得した. The new work gained her a wide audience.

●彼の読者は増え続けている. He has an ever-increasing readership [following].

・本誌の読者は今や 10 万人に達している. The readership of this magazine has now reached 100,000.

一般読者 (the) general readership.

読者数 〔新聞などの読者の総数〕 readership; 〔発行部数〕 circulation.

読者層 the readership 《of a magazine》; a class of readers.

●これらの雑誌はそれぞれ読者層が違う. Each of these magazines has its own class of subscribers.

・この雑誌は若い読者層をターゲットにしている. This magazine is targeting a young readership.

読者欄 a readers' column.