Meaning of 電波 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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電波JLPT 2
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Kana Readingでんぱ
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Romajidenpa
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- electro-magnetic wave; radio wave
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- nonsense
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Example Sentences
電波, でんぱ used in context
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ジャンスキーが観測したのは銀河系の中心核からの波長14.6mの電波であった。
What Jansky had observed was the 14.6m wavelength radio wave from the Milky Way's core.
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His mobile phone produced radio emissions that interfered with other phones.
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The discovery of electric waves made radio possible.
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You can get only NHK in the Ogasawara islands.
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