中継

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
けい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
中繼 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちゅうけー [chùúkéé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨːke̞ː]

Noun

(ちゅう)(けい) • (chūkei

  1. a live relay broadcast (short for 中継放送)
  2. taking over halfway through

Verb

(ちゅう)(けい)する • (chūkei surusuru (stem (ちゅう)(けい) (chūkei shi), past (ちゅう)(けい)した (chūkei shita))

  1. to relay a broadcast (short for 中継放送)
  2. to take over halfway through

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • (taking over): 中継点
  • (live broadcast): 生中継

See also

  • 中継ぎ

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  • Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN