Japanese word

配信

Pronunciation

Romajihaishin

Meaning

  • nounstreaming

Example

毎週動画を配信します。mai shū dō ga o hai shin shi ma su

I stream videos every week.

Illustration for 配信 (streaming)

More examples

この番組は来月からオンラインで配信されます。ko no ban gumi wa rai getsu ka ra o n ra i n de hai shin sa re ma su

This program will be streamed online starting next month.

Core concept

It makes information or content reach an audience through a communication network, whether live or recorded.

Common phrases

  • 動画の配信dō ga no hai shin

    video streaming

  • 配信を始めるhai shin o haji me ru

    start streaming

Similar words

放送hōsō: A broadcast system sends programs or information to many people through television or radio.
発信hasshin: A source sends information or content to others through an online network.
公開kōkai: The act of making information or content available for anyone to see or use.

Definition in Japanese

映像や音声などの情報を通信網を通じて利用者に届けること。ei zō ya on sei na do no jō hō o tsū shin mō o tsū ji te ri yō sha ni todo ke ru ko to

Word origin

配信 (haishin, "distribution") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 配 (hai, "distribute or assign") and 信 (shin, "information or message").

Usage tips

  • 配信 (haishin) can describe both live streaming and the online release of recorded videos, so it is broader than the real-time sense of English streaming.

Other meanings

  • broadcastnoun
  • deliverynoun

Related words

  • 配信者haishinshastreamernoun
  • 再配信saihaishinrebroadcastnoun

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