放映(ほうえい)

ほうえい
noun / suru verb
broadcasting, televising, screening
1. broadcasting, televising, screening
The act of broadcasting a program or film on television or projecting it on a screen.
ドラマが毎週(まいしゅう)月曜日(げつようび)に放映(ほうえい)される。
The drama is broadcast every Monday.
その映画(えいが)は来月(らいげつ)テレビで放映(ほうえい)される予定(よてい)だ。
That movie is scheduled to be shown on television next month.
放映(ほうえい)開始(かいし)から三十年(さんじゅうねん)以上(いじょう)経(た)った今(いま)でも人気(にんき)のあるアニメだ。
It's an anime that is still popular even more than thirty years after it first aired.

USAGE:
Used as both a noun and a suru verb. Specifically refers to the broadcasting of visual content (TV programs, films). Slightly more formal than 放送(ほうそう) (broadcasting), which covers both radio and television.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 放映(ほうえい)する: to broadcast, to screen
  • 放映(ほうえい)される: to be broadcast
  • 放映(ほうえい)開始(かいし): start of broadcasting
  • 放映(ほうえい)中(ちゅう): currently airing
  • 放映(ほうえい)権(けん): broadcasting rights

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 放送(ほうそう): broadcasting (radio and TV, broader term)
  • 上映(じょうえい): screening (specifically at a movie theater)
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