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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesラジオ
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rajio
"毎朝ラジオ体操をしています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages.
"She listens to the morning news on the radio while getting ready for work." - 2
An apparatus used for receiving broadcast radio signals and converting them into audible sound.
"He tuned the vintage wooden radio to his favorite jazz station."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin prefix radi- (meaning beam, spoke, or ray of light, from radius) combined with -io, coined in the late 19th century in the context of radiotelegraphy. It evolved from describing radiation and wireless telegraphy to specifically denoting the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves for sound broadcasting.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Radio"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Radio" is said worldwide
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radio
Transliteration: ra-djo
"J'écoute la radio tous les matins en allant au travail."
Radio
Transliteration: ra-di-o
"Er hört gerne Nachrichten im Radio."
radio
Transliteration: ra-dio
"La musica alla radio è molto rilassante."
radio
Transliteration: ra-dyo
"Me gusta escuchar música en la radio del coche."
rádio
Transliteration: ha-di-u
"Ela comprou um rádio novo para a cozinha."
रेडियो
Transliteration: rediyo
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैं हर शाम रेडियो पर समाचार सुनता हूँ।"
收音机
Transliteration: shōu yīn jī
Script: 中文汉字
"爷爷每天早上都用收音机听评书。"
라디오
Transliteration: ra-di-o
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 차 안에서 라디오 음악을 들었다."
ラジオ
Transliteration: rajio
Script: 日本語
"毎朝ラジオ体操をしています。"
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