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番組 (ばんぐみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

番ばん組ぐみ

ば

ん

ぐ

み

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a scheduled broadcast program on TV or radio.

この番ばん組ぐみは毎まい週しゅう月げつ曜よう日びに放ほう送そうされます。
This program is broadcast every Monday.
子こ供ども向むけの番

ばん

組ぐみ

を

探さが

し

て

い

ます

。

I'm looking for a children's program.

Kanji

番turn, number in a series
組association, braid, plait

Similar words

プログラム
プログラム is a broader term for any planned schedule or computer program, while 番組 specifically refers to broadcast programs.
放ほう送そう
放送 means 'broadcast' as an act or system, whereas 番組 is the content being broadcast.

Etymology

Compound of 番 (ばん, 'watch, number, order') and 組 (くみ, 'set, group'). Originally referred to a set of performers or a scheduled slot in a performance lineup, later extended to broadcast programming.