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生番組 (namabangumi) Japanese meaning: live program | Kotomora

生なま番ばん組ぐみ

な

ま

ば

ん

ぐ

み

Meanings

1

live program; live broadcast

Refers to a television or radio program that is broadcast in real time, not pre-recorded.

今朝けさの生なま番ばん組ぐみで、人にん気き俳はい優ゆうが結けっ婚こんを

発はっ

表ぴょう

し

た

。

On this morning's live program, a popular actor announced his marriage.

生なま番ばん組ぐみだから、言いい間ま違ちがいがそのまま放ほう送そうされてしまう。

Because it's a live broadcast, any slip of the tongue goes out on air as is.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
番turn, number in a series
組association, braid, plait

Related words

生なま放ほう送そう
生放送 is a more general term for 'live broadcast', while 生番組 specifically refers to a program that is broadcast live.
録ろく画が番ばん組ぐみ
録画番組 is a pre-recorded program, the opposite of a live program.

Built from

生なま+番ばん組ぐみ

Etymology

Compound of 生 (なま, 'live, raw') and 番組 (ばんぐみ, 'program').