玉ぎょく音おん放ほう送そう

noun

Imperial broadcast of surrender; Hirohito's radio address ending WWII

Specifically refers to the recorded radio broadcast of Emperor Hirohito on August 15, 1945, announcing Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of World War II. A historical term with no modern usage outside this context.

See also: ポツダム宣言

• 玉ぎょく音おん放ほう送そうは1945年ねん8月がつ15日にちに流ながされた。

  The Imperial broadcast of surrender was aired on August 15, 1945.

• 多おおくの国こく民みんは玉ぎょく音おん放ほう送そうで初はじめて天皇てんのうの声こえを聞きいた。

  Many citizens heard the Emperor's voice for the first time through the Gyokuon-hōsō.