短たん波ぱ

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

short wave

Refers to radio waves with wavelengths between about 10 and 100 meters, used in broadcasting and communication. Often used attributively with の.

Shortwave broadcasts can reach far away.

彼かれは短波たんぱラジオで海かい外がいのニュースを聞きいている。

He listens to overseas news on a shortwave radio.

短波たんぱで〈場所ばしょ〉〉と交信こうしんするto communicate with (a place) via short wave
アマチュア無む線せん家かは短たん波ぱでアメリカと交こう信しんした。
The amateur radio operator communicated with America via short wave.
短波たんぱを受信じゅしんするto receive short-wave signals
このラジオは短たん波ぱを受じゅ信しんすることができる。
This radio can receive short-wave signals.

長ちょう波は
短波 refers to radio waves with short wavelengths (about 10–100m), while 長波 refers to radio waves with much longer wavelengths, making them opposite ends of the spectrum.

中ちゅう波は
短波 and 中波 are easily confused because both are wavelength-band terms ending in 波, but 中波 covers the middle-length band used for standard AM broadcasting, distinct from the shorter 短波 band.
超ちょう短たん波ぱ
短波 and 超短波 look and sound similar, but 超短波 (VHF) has even shorter wavelengths than 短波 and is used for FM radio and TV, not the same band.

Compound of 短 (short) and 波 (wave), directly translating the English term 'short wave'.