How to say 'Radio' in Japanese | ラジオ

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The Japanese word for Radio is 'Rajio', written as ラジオ in Japanese.

word

ラジオ

Meaning

Radio

Reading

Rajio

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ラジオ (rajio)' means 'radio'. This word refers to the device used for receiving radio broadcasts, as well as the medium of radio broadcasting itself. It is a loanword from English, written in katakana to reflect its foreign origin. For example: I listen to the radio every morning「毎朝ラジオを聞きます」(まいあさラジオをききます). The radio is on「ラジオがついています」(ラジオがついています). The word 'ラジオ' is commonly used in everyday conversation and is easily understood by Japanese speakers of all ages.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

3443

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ラジオ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ラ

Reading

katakana

ジ

Reading

katakana

オ

Reading

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