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放送枠 (housouwaku) Japanese meaning: time slot | Kotomora

放ほう送そう枠わく

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Meanings

1

time slot; broadcast slot

Refers to a scheduled period in a TV or radio programming lineup.

この番ばん組ぐみは深しん夜やの放ほう送そう枠わくで放ほう送そうされます

。

This program will be broadcast in a late-night time slot.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
送escort, send
枠frame, framework, spindle

Related words

時じ間かん帯たい
時間帯 is a general 'time zone/period', while 放送枠 specifically refers to a broadcast programming slot.

Built from

放ほう送そう+枠わく

Etymology

Compound of 放送 (broadcast) and 枠 (frame/slot).