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テレビ番組 (テレビばんぐみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

テレビ番ばん組ぐみ

Common word

Meanings

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noun

television program; TV show

General term for any broadcast program on television, including series, specials, and one-off shows.

昨日きのうのテレビ番ばん組ぐみはとても面おも白しろかった。
Yesterday's TV program was very interesting.
このテレビ番ばん組ぐみは毎まい週しゅう金きん曜よう日びに放ほう送そうされる。
This TV show airs every Friday.

Kanji

番turn, number in a series
組association, braid, plait

Similar words

ラジオ番ばん組ぐみ
Refers specifically to a radio program, while テレビ番組 is for television.
テレビ
Means 'television' as a medium or device; テレビ番組 specifies the program content.

Etymology

Compound of テレビ (terebi, 'television') and 番組 (bangumi, 'program'). テレビ is a loanword from English 'television', and 番組 is a native Japanese word for a scheduled broadcast program.