無線|むせんmusen[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounradio (communication)
    Pilots communicate with the airport by radio.
  2. no-adjectivewireless; not using wires
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymワイヤレスNeutralLoanword for wireless, as in 「ワイヤレスイヤホン」「ワイヤレス通信」; in most cases it can replace 「無線」.
  • Antonym有線ゆうせんNeutralWired communication, the opposite of 「無線」 when it means not using wires, as in 「有線放送」.

Use 「無線」 for radio communication and devices that work without wires, as in 「無線LAN」「無線マウス」; the loanword 「ワイヤレス」 is mostly interchangeable, while 「有線」 is the wired opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 電気でんき製品せいひんにおいて、(従来じゅうらいは互たがいに配線はいせんをしていた仕組しくみが)配線はいせんをせずに電力でんりょくや信号しんごうが届とどくようになっている仕組しくみ。電波でんぱ、光ひかりなどが用もちいられる。ワイヤレス。
  2. 無線むせん通信つうしんの短縮たんしゅく語ご。
  3. アマチュア無線むせんの短縮たんしゅく語ご。
  4. 和文わぶん通話つうわ表ひょうで「む」を表あらわす。
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