ラヂオ

Japanese

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of ラヂオ – see the following entry.
【ラジオ】
[noun] [since 1924] radio
[noun] [since 1952] (slang, dated) broke, having no money; dining and dashing (a wordplay on 無線 (musen, “wireless”) and 無銭 (musen, “moneyless”), replacing 線 (sen, “wire”) with its homophone 銭 (sen, “money”))
[noun] radiation (when used as part of a compound)
Alternative spelling
ラヂヲ
(This term, ラヂオ (radio), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

  • Standard in pre-war (pre-現代仮名遣い) usage.
  • Today found chiefly in proper nouns for a stylistic effect.
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