無線

むせん · musen · JLPT N1 · noun

radio

📡 無 (without) + 線 (line/wire) = without wire: wireless. Pronounced mu-sen.

無 means 'without' and 線 means 'line' or 'wire'. Together, 無線 literally means 'without wire', which is how radio and wireless tech are named.

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