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日本放送協会 (にっぽんほうそうきょうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日本にっぽん放ほう送そう協きょう会かい

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Meanings

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Japan Broadcasting Corporation; NHK

The official name of Japan's public broadcaster. Often referred to by its abbreviation, NHK.

日本にっぽん放ほう送そう協きょう会かいは公こう共きょう放ほう送そう

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。

The Japan Broadcasting Corporation is a public broadcaster.

NHKのニュースを見みました。

I watched the NHK news.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
本book, present, main
放set free, release, fire
送escort, send
協co-, cooperation
会meeting, meet, party

Related words

ＮＨＫ
ＮＨＫ is the common abbreviated form, while 日本放送協会 is the full official corporate name used in formal or legal contexts.

Written forms

日本にっぽん放ほう送そう協きょう会かい
Official full name of NHK.
NHK
Abbreviation commonly used in both Japanese and English.

Etymology

Compound of 日本 (Nippon, 'Japan'), 放送 (hōsō, 'broadcasting'), and 協会 (kyōkai, 'association').