放送

Chinese

to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present)
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
 
trad. (放送)
simp. #(放送)

Pronunciation


Verb

放送

  1. to broadcast
  2. to send out (gifts); to give out; to release

Synonyms

  • (to broadcast):

Noun

放送

  1. broadcast
  2. giveaway
    禮品放送礼品放送  ―  lǐpǐn dà fàngsòng  ―  great gift giveaway

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3
そう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Term attested in the mid-Taishō era (c. 1920).

Wasei-kango compound of (ほう) (, release) + (そう) (, send).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)(そう) • (hōsōはうそう (fausou)?

  1. broadcast (a radio or TV transmission on air)
    (ほう)(そう)()(かん)
    hōsō jikan
    broadcasting hours; air time

Derived terms

Verb

(ほう)(そう)する • (hōsō suruはうそう (fausou)?transitive suru (stem (ほう)(そう) (hōsō shi), past (ほう)(そう)した (hōsō shita))

  1. to broadcast
    • 1939, 海野十三 [Unno Jūza], 人造人間エフ氏 [Jinzō Ningen Efu-shi, Android F]:
      (せん)(せい)、いまラジオが(りん)()ニュースを(ほう)(そう)しています。
      Sensei, ima rajio ga rinji nyūsu o hōsō shite imasu.
      Teacher, they're giving a special newscast on the radio right now.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

放送 • (bangsong) (hangeul 방송)

  1. hanja form? of 방송 (broadcasting)