Meaning

Primary

Program

Alternative

Programme

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Use a number in a series to group the things you watch and listen to. That makes them your programs. Your TV and radio programs, specifically. If you watch TV you'll hear it a lot!

Reading

ばんぐみ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word consists of the on'yomi reading for and the kun'yomi reading for . You've learned them both so as long as you remember the rendaku, you should be able to read this word too!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 番組を見る

    to watch a program

    番組をえらぶ

    to choose a program

    番組を作る

    to create a program

Context Sentences

夜は、いつも同じ番組を見ます。

I always watch the same program at night.

あの人気番組は、ホストがスキャンダルのせいで、休止になってしまいました。

That popular program got suspended due to the host's scandal.

今日の番組では、十五人の大ファミリーのドキュメンタリーをやっていました。

On today's program, they were doing a documentary about a big family of fifteen people.

Kanji Composition