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ケーブルテレビ (keeburuterebi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ケーブルテレビ

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Meanings

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cable television; cable TV

Standard loanword for cable television service.

ケーブルテレビに加か入にゅうして、たくさんのチャンネルを見みられるようになった。

I subscribed to cable TV and can now watch many channels.

Don't confuse with

地ち上じょう波は
地上波 means terrestrial (over-the-air) broadcasting received via antenna, whereas ケーブルテレビ is cable TV delivered through a wired network, so the two are easily confused as both are non-satellite alternatives.

Built from

ケーブル+テレビ

Written forms

ケーブル・テレビ
- ケーブルテレビ
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
- ケーブル・テレビ

Etymology

Loanword from English 'cable television', abbreviated to 'cable TV' in English and adapted into Japanese as ケーブルテレビ.