Japanese symbol for “program”
番組
ばんぐみ
Romaji: bangumi
program (e.g. TV); programme
In Japanese, program is 番組, read ばんぐみ (bangumi).
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Meanings
- n program (e.g. TV); programme
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “program”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
| 日程 | にってい nittei | schedule; program; programme |
| プログラム | プログラム puroguramu | program (of events, music, etc.); programme |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 番号 | ばんごう bangou | number; series of digits |
| 本番 | ほんばん honban | performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take |
| 順番 | じゅんばん junban | order; turn |
| 出番 | でばん deban | one's turn; one's shift |
| 組織 | そしき soshiki | organization; organisation; formation |
| 仕組み | しくみ shikumi | structure; construction; arrangement |
| 組合 | くみあい kumiai | association; union; guild |
See also: Chinese symbol for “program”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.