放送

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 放 (ほう)送 (そう) (hōsō, “broadcast”)

放送

1. to broadcast (a song)

   • 感情列車袜到站孤人行，ラジオ在放送一條失戀的演歌。 [Min Nan, trad.]
     感情列车袜到站孤人行，ラジオ在放送一条失恋的演歌。 [Min Nan, simp.]

     From: 詹雅雯, 單身的演歌

     Kám-chêng lia̍t-chhia bōe kàu-chām ko͘-lâng kiâⁿ, la-lí-o͘h teh hòng-sàng chi̍t tiâu sit-loân ê ián-kah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The train of affection hasn't arrived at the station yet; I walk alone. The radio is playing a breakup enka.

2. to send out (gifts); to give out, to release

• (to broadcast): 廣播／广播 (guǎngbō), 播送 (bōsòng)

放送

1. broadcast
2. giveaway

   禮品大放送 / 礼品大放送  ―  lǐpǐn dà fàngsòng  ―  great gift giveaway

Term attested in the mid-Taishō period.

Wasei-kango compound of 放 (ほう) (hō, “release”) + 送 (そう) (sō, “send”).

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) ほーそー [hòósóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ːso̞ː]

放送 (hiragana ほうそう, rōmaji hōsō, historical hiragana はうそう)

1. broadcast (a radio or TV transmission on air)

   放 (ほう)送 (そう)時 (じ)間 (かん)

   hōsō jikan

   broadcasting hours; air time

• 生放送 (なまほうそう) (namahōsō, “live broadcast”)

放送する (transitive, hiragana ほうそうする, rōmaji hōsō suru)

1. broadcast
   • 1939, 海野十三, 人造人間エフ氏:

     「先 (せん)生 (せい)、いまラジオが臨 (りん)時 (じ)ニュースを放 (ほう)送 (そう)しています。

     “Sensei, ima rajio ga rinji nyūsu o hōsō shite imasu.

     Teacher, they're giving a special newscast on the radio right now.

放送 • (bangsong) (hangeul 방송)

1. Hanja form^? of 방송 (“broadcasting”).