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ハイビジョン

also: ハイビション

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Meanings

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noun

high-definition television; HDTV

Wasei-eigo term derived from 'hi-vision'. Refers to high-definition TV broadcasting and equipment in Japan.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from hi-vision

この番ばん組ぐみはハイビジョンで放ほう送そうされています。
This program is broadcast in high definition.
ハイビジョン対たい

応おう

の

テレビ

を

買か

っ

た

。

I bought an HDTV-compatible television.

Written forms

ハイビジョンUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for this wasei-eigo term.
ハイビション
Non-standard variant; likely a mispronunciation or older transcription.

Similar words

高こう精せい細さい度どテレビジョン
Formal technical term for HDTV, rarely used in everyday conversation compared to ハイビジョン.

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'hi-vision'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it became widely used in Japan to refer to high-definition television.