Japanese word

中継

Pronunciation

Romajichūkei

Meaning

  • nounbroadcast

Example

ラジオで試合の中継を聞きます。ra ji o de shi ai no chū kei o ki ki ma su

I listen to the game broadcast on the radio.

Illustration for 中継 (broadcast)

More examples

テレビでニュースの中継を見ました。te re bi de nyū su no chū kei o mi ma shi ta

I watched a news broadcast on TV.

Core concept

Describes passing information or a signal from one point to another through an intermediate point.

Common phrases

  • 試合の中継shi ai no chū kei

    game broadcast

  • ラジオ中継ra ji o chū kei

    radio broadcast

  • 生中継nama chū kei

    live broadcast

Similar words

放送hōsō: Sending programs or information to an audience through radio, television, or the internet.
生放送namahōsō: A program sent to an audience as an event happens, without a recording made beforehand.

Definition in Japanese

放送や信号を中間の場所や設備を経由して伝えること。hō sō ya shin gō o chū kan no ba sho ya setsu bi o kei yu shi te tsuta e ru ko to

Word origin

中 (chū, "middle") and 継 (kei, "continue") combine in 中継 (chūkei) to express transmission that continues through the middle point.

Usage tips

  • A radio or television program can be called 中継 (chūkei) when it carries an event directly as it happens, making the word useful for sports and news contexts.

Other meanings

  • relaynoun

Related words

  • 中継するchūkeisurubroadcastverb

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