Word Meaning 玉音放送

ぎょくおんほうそう gyokuonhousou

玉音放送 is read as ぎょくおんほうそう (gyokuonhousou) and means radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945).

Meaning

English

radio broadcast announcing acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration and the end of the war (recording of Hirohito; broadcast August 15, 1945)

Reading

Kana

ぎょくおんほうそう

Romaji

gyokuonhousou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 66572 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

録音放送

ろくおんほうそう

pre-recorded broadcast

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice

地上波放送

ちじょうはほうそう

terrestrial broadcasting

軍放送

ぐんほうそう

military broadcast

地上波デジタル放送

ちじょうはでじたるほうそう

terrestrial digital broadcasting

有線放送

ゆうせんほうそう

cable broadcast

再放送

さいほうそう

rebroadcasting

実況放送

じっきょうほうそう

on-the-spot or live broadcast

玉音盤

ぎょくおんばん

recording disc (of the Imperial surrender message)

放送

ほうそう

broadcasting

民間放送

みんかんほうそう

commercial broadcasting

公共放送

こうきょうほうそう

public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)