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報道番組 (houdoubangumi) Japanese meaning: news program | Kotomora

報ほう道どう番ばん組ぐみ

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Meanings

1

news program; news programme

A television or radio program that reports news.

毎まい朝あさ、報ほう道どう番ばん組ぐみを見みてから出

で

かける

。

Every morning, I watch the news program before going out.

Kanji

報report, news, reward
道road-way, street, district
番turn, number in a series
組association, braid, plait

Related words

ニュース番ばん組ぐみ
ニュース番組 is a more common, slightly broader term for any news show, while 報道番組 often implies a more formal, journalistic news program.

Built from

報ほう道どう+番ばん組ぐみ

Etymology

Compound of 報道 (ほうどう, 'news reporting') and 番組 (ばんぐみ, 'program').