放送

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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) 放 送
simp. #(放送) 放 送

Pronunciation

Verb

放送

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

Synonyms

  • (to broadcast):

Noun

放送

  1. broadcast
  2. giveaway
    禮品大放送／礼品大放送  ―  lǐpǐn dà fàngsòng  ―  great gift giveaway

Derived terms

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Wasei-kango compound of 放(ほう) (hō, “release”) + 送(そう) (sō, “send”).

Pronunciation

Noun

放(ほう)送(そう) • (hōsō) ←はうそう (fausou)?

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

Derived terms

Verb

放(ほう)送(そう)する • (hōsō suru) transitive suru (stem 放(ほう)送(そう)し (hōsō shi), past 放(ほう)送(そう)した (hōsō shita))

  1. broadcast
    • 1939, 海野十三, 人造人間エフ氏:
      「先生(せんせい)、いまラジオが臨時(りんじ)ニュースを放送(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

Conjugation of "放送する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 放送し ほうそうし hōsō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 放送し ほうそうし hōsō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 放送する ほうそうする hōsō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 放送する ほうそうする hōsō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 放送すれ ほうそうすれ hōsō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 放送せよ¹
放送しろ² 		ほうそうせよ¹
ほうそうしろ² 		hōsō seyo¹
hōsō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 放送される ほうそうされる hōsō sareru
Causative 放送させる
放送さす 		ほうそうさせる
ほうそうさす 		hōsō saseru
hōsō sasu
Potential 放送できる ほうそうできる hōsō dekiru
Volitional 放送しよう ほうそうしよう hōsō shiyō
Negative 放送しない ほうそうしない hōsō shinai
Negative continuative 放送せず ほうそうせず hōsō sezu
Formal 放送します ほうそうします hōsō shimasu
Perfective 放送した ほうそうした hōsō shita
Conjunctive 放送して ほうそうして hōsō shite
Hypothetical conditional 放送すれば ほうそうすれば hōsō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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
放送

Noun

放送 • (bangsong) (hangeul 방송)

  1. hanja form? of 방송 (“broadcasting”)
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