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無線 (musen) Japanese meaning: radio (communication) | Kotomora

無む線せん

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Meanings

1

radio (communication)

Refers to radio as a technology or communication method, often in compounds like 無線通信 (radio communication) or 無線LAN (wireless LAN).

無む線せんで連れん絡らくを取とり合あった。

We kept in touch by radio.

2

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

wireless; not using wires

Describes something that operates without physical wires; antonym of 有線 (wired). Often used as a no-adjective.

Antonyms: 有線

このマウスは無む線せんです。
This mouse is wireless.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と無む線せんで連れん絡らくするto contact someone by radio
船せん長ちょうは無む線せんで本ほん部ぶと連れん絡らくを取とった。
The captain contacted headquarters by radio.
無む線せんLANに接せつ続ぞくするto connect to a wireless LAN
カフェで無む線せんLANに接せつ続ぞくした。
I connected to the wireless LAN at the café.
無む線せんでつながるto be connected wirelessly
このスピーカーはスマホと無む線せんでつながる。
This speaker connects wirelessly to a smartphone.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
線line, track

Related words

ワイヤレス sense 2
ワイヤレス is the casual katakana loanword typically used for consumer gadgets like earphones, while 無線 is the standard Japanese term used in technical and formal contexts such as radio communication or networking.
電でん波ぱN2
無線 refers to wireless communication technology or devices, whereas 電波 is the actual signal or wave that carries that communication.

Opposites

有ゆう線せん sense 2
wired; cabled · wire communication; communication by wire

Don't confuse with

電でん波ぱN2sense 1
電波 refers to the actual radio waves used for transmission, while 無線 refers to the technology or method of communicating without wires.

Word family· 32

無む線せん室しつ
radio room; wireless room
無む線せん家か
radio operator; radio enthusiast; ham
無む線せん局きょく
radio station
無む線せん機き
wireless transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie

Written forms

無む線せんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ムセンUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 線 (sen, 'line, wire'), literally 'wireless'. The reading むせん is the standard on'yomi.

無む線せんタグ

RFID tag

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無む線せん周しゅう波は
radio frequency
無む線せん工こう学がく
radio engineering
無む線せん技ぎ師し
radio operator; radioman
無む線せん技ぎ術じゅつ
wireless technology
無む線せん操そう縦じゅう
radio control; wireless control

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