放送（ほうそう、housoう）
- broadcasting

The Japanese word 放送 (ほうそう, hōsō) primarily means "broadcast," "broadcasting," or "program." It refers to the transmission of audio and/or video content to a wide audience via radio, television, the internet, or other mediums. It encompasses the entire process from the creation of the content to its dissemination. This includes the act of broadcasting, the programs themselves, and the broadcasting industry. The core concept revolves around the widespread distribution of information or entertainment.

⚫︎テレビ放送 Translation: Television broadcast ⚫︎ラジオ放送 Translation: Radio broadcast ⚫︎放送局 Translation: Broadcasting station

• 放送 is used in various contexts related to media. • You'd use it to talk about TV shows, radio programs, news reports, and even online streaming. • It can describe the action of broadcasting, the programs themselves, or the industry. • When discussing what's "on air" or "being aired," 放送 is the go-to word.

• The standard writing is 放送, using the kanji. • The hiragana reading is ほうそう. • There are no other common ways to write this word. • The okurigana (送りがな, the hiragana that follows the kanji) is not applicable in this case.

• 番組 (ばんぐみ, bangumi) - program, schedule • 放映 (ほうえい, hōei) - to broadcast (often used for films/videos) • 中継 (ちゅうけい, chūkei) - relay, live broadcast

There aren't direct antonyms, but you could consider: • 録画 (ろくが, rokuga) - recording (as opposed to live broadcasting)

今夜は人気のドラマが放送されます。 ・Translation: Tonight, the popular drama will be broadcast. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 放送 to refer to the act of broadcasting a TV drama.

このニュースは全国に放送されました。 ・Translation: This news was broadcast nationwide. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 放送 to describe how the news was disseminated to the entire country.

The word 放送 is a compound word formed from two kanji: 放 (ほう, hō) meaning "to release, emit, or send out" and 送 (そう, sō) meaning "to send, transmit." Thus, the word directly reflects the act of "sending out" or "transmitting" something to a wider audience.