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海賊放送 (かいぞくほうそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい賊ぞく放ほう送そう

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Meanings

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pirate radio

Refers to unlicensed radio broadcasting, often from offshore stations or illegal transmitters.

1960年ねん代だい、イギリスでは海かい賊ぞく放ほう送そうが若わか者ものに人にん気きだっ

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In the 1960s, pirate radio was popular among young people in the UK.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
賊burglar, rebel, traitor
放set free, release, fire
送escort, send

Related words

海かい賊ぞく版ばん
海賊版 means 'pirated edition' (e.g., of software or books), while 海賊放送 specifically refers to unlicensed radio broadcasting.

Built from

海かい賊ぞく+放ほう送そう

Etymology

Compound of 海賊 (pirate) and 放送 (broadcast), directly calqued from English 'pirate radio'.