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民みん放ぽう

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Meanings

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noun

commercial broadcasting; commercial broadcast

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 民間放送. Refers to privately owned, advertising-funded TV and radio stations, as opposed to public broadcaster NHK.

See also: 民間放送

民みん放ぽうのニュース番ばん組ぐみを見みる。
I watch a news program on a commercial station.

そのドラマは民みん放ぽうで放ほう送そうされた。

That drama was broadcast on a commercial network.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
放set free, release, fire

Similar words

民みん間かん放ほう送そう
Full, formal term for commercial broadcasting. 民放 is the common abbreviation used in everyday conversation and media.
NHK
Japan's public broadcaster, funded by viewer fees. 民放 refers to all other commercial stations.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 民間放送 (みんかんほうそう, 'private broadcasting'), formed from the first characters of 民間 and 放送.