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ＴＶ (ティー・ブイ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＴＶ

also: ティーブイ · ティーヴィー

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Meanings

1

Abbreviation for テレビ; often read as テレビ in practice.

See also: テレビ

新あたらしいＴＶを買かった。
I bought a new TV.
その番ばん組ぐみは今こん夜やＴＶで放ほう送そうされる。

Usage patterns

〈場所ばしょ〉でＴＶを見るでてぃーぶいをみるto watch TV (somewhere)
家いえでＴＶを見みながらご飯はんを食たべた。
I ate dinner while watching TV at home.
ＴＶに出る

Related words

テレビN5
テレビ is the full, standard spoken word for television, while ＴＶ is a written abbreviation that is usually read aloud as テレビ.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Etymology

Abbreviation of English 'television', written as the Latin letters T and V.

That program will be broadcast on TV tonight.

てぃーぶいにでる

to appear on TV

彼かの女じょは先せん週しゅうＴＶに出でて話わ題だいになった。

She appeared on TV last week and became a hot topic.