新聞辞令

Reading

Kana: しんぶんじれい

Romaji: shinbunjirei

Definition

noun

1

appointment or dismissal conjecturally reported in the media (esp. when the conjecture turned out to be wrong); announcement of an appointment that turns out to be mere press speculation

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

新

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-

Meaning: new

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen

辞

Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む

Meanings: resign, word, term, expression

令

Reading: レイ

Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree