Japanese symbol for “broadcast”
放送
ほうそう
Romaji: housou
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
In Japanese, broadcast is 放送, read ほうそう (housou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “broadcast”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 配信 | はいしん haishin | distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire) |
| ブロードキャスト | ブロードキャスト buroodokyasuto | broadcast |
| ばら撒く | ばらまく baramaku | to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs) |
| 同報 | どうほう douhou | broadcast |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 開放 | かいほう kaihou | opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open |
| 放題 | ほうだい houdai | (doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked |
| 放棄 | ほうき houki | abandonment; renouncement; renunciation |
| 追放 | ついほう tsuihou | exile; banishment; eviction |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send; to dispatch; to forward |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation; transit |
| 送信 | そうしん soushin | transmission; sending |
See also: Chinese symbol for “broadcast”.
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