1.
loudspeaker; megaphone; public address speaker
A device that amplifies sound, including handheld megaphones, mounted speakers, and public address systems.
拡声器で呼びかける。
To call out through a megaphone.
警察が拡声器を使って避難を呼びかけた。
The police used a loudspeaker to call for evacuation.
選挙カーが拡声器で候補者の名前を連呼していた。
The campaign car was repeatedly broadcasting the candidate's name through a loudspeaker.
A compound of 拡声 (amplifying sound) and 器 (device). Covers both handheld megaphones and mounted loudspeaker systems.
CULTURAL CONTEXT:
拡声器 are commonly associated with 選挙カー (campaign vehicles) during elections, 防災無線 (disaster prevention broadcasts), and public announcements at stations and events.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 拡声器で呼びかける — to call out through a loudspeaker
- 拡声器を使う — to use a megaphone
- 拡声器を通して — through a loudspeaker
RELATED TERMS:
- スピーカー — speaker (loanword, more casual)
- メガホン — megaphone (loanword)
- マイク — microphone