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電波

電波

See also: 电波

Chinese

electric; electricity; electrical
 
wave; ripple; storm; surge
trad. (電波)
simp. (电波)

Noun

電波

  1. electromagnetic wave

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
でん
Grade: 2
は > ぱ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

電波 (hiragana でんぱ, romaji denpa)

  1. a radio wave (literally an electric wave)
    電波 (でんぱ) (つう)じて (はな)す。
    Denpa o tsūjite hanasu.
    talk over the radio.
  2. mobile phone signal
    トンネルだから電波 (でんぱ) ()し。
    Tonneru dakara denpa nashi.
    Because of the tunnel, there is no mobile phone signal.
  3. (slang) nonsense

Descendants

Adjective

電波 (-na inflection, hiragana でんぱ, romaji denpa)

  1. (slang) random and nonsensical

Inflection

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.