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How to say 'Program' in Japanese | 番組

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The Japanese word for Program is 'Bangumi', written as 番組 in Japanese.'Program' in hiragana is ばんぐみ.

    word

    番組

    Meaning

    Program

    Reading

    ばんぐみ

    bangumi

    Kanji

    Turn Association, Group

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '番組 (ばんぐみ)' refers to a 'program', typically in the context of television or radio. It is used to describe scheduled content such as TV shows, radio broadcasts, or other organized segments of entertainment or information. For example: I watched a TV program last night「昨夜テレビ番組を見た」(さくやテレビばんぐみをみた). This radio program is interesting「このラジオ番組は面白い」(このラジオばんぐみはおもしろい). The word is commonly used in everyday conversation when discussing media content.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1707

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 番組

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Turn

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Association, Group

Words Related to 番組 Through the Kanji

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 番 as well.

  • word

    一番

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    交番

    Meaning

    Police box

  • word

    番地

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    番号

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    順番

    Meaning

    Order

  • word

    当番

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    留守番

    Meaning

    House sitting

Words Related to 番組 Through the Kanji

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 組 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Group, Class

  • word

    組み立てる

    Meaning

    Assemble

  • word

    組織

    Meaning

    Organization

  • word

    組合

    Meaning

    Union

  • word

    組む

    Meaning

    Combine, Team up

  • word

    取り組む

    Meaning

    Tackle

  • word

    仕組み

    Meaning

    Structure, Mechanism

  • word

    組み込む

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Embed

  • word

    枠組み

    Meaning

    Framework

  • word

    取り組み

    Meaning

    Initiative, Effort

  • word

    組み合わせ

    Meaning

    Combination

  • word

    組み合わせる

    Meaning

    Combine

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What does 'Bangumi' (番組) mean?

'Bangumi' means 'Program' .

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