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    3. 短波

    短波

    短たん波ぱ

    short wave

    N1KMT9News #28+1Ref L2Noun, ParticleTechnologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    たんぱ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    short wave

    Stroke 0 / 20

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    短たん波ぱラジオで海かい外がいの放ほう送そうを聞ききます。

    I listen to overseas broadcasts on a shortwave radio.

    KMT7Technology
    短たん波ぱは長ちょう距きょ離り通つう信しんに適てきしており、アマチュア無む線せんでよく利り用ようされる。

    Shortwave is suitable for long-distance communication and is often used in amateur radio.

    KMT9Technology
    災さい害がい時じには、通つう常じょうの通つう信しん網もうが寸すん断だんされても短たん波ぱ通つう信しんが重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたすことがある。

    In times of disaster, shortwave communication can play an important role even if regular communication networks are disrupted.

    KMT9TechnologyScience & Math
    第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、短たん波ぱ放ほう送そうはプロパガンダや情じょう報ほう戦せんの重じゅう要ような手しゅ段だんとして用もちいられた。

    During World War II, shortwave broadcasting was used as an important means of propaganda and information warfare.

    KMT9TechnologyHistory
    電でん離り層そうの反はん射しゃを利り用ようすることで、短たん波ぱは地ち球きゅうの裏うら側がわまで電でん波ぱを届とどかせることが可か能のうになる。

    By utilizing the reflection of the ionosphere, shortwave can transmit radio waves to the other side of the Earth.

    KMT10TechnologyScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
    波
    なみ…(5)
    waves・billows・Poland
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