Meaning

Primary

Television

Alternative

TV

Word Type

noun

Explanation

テレビ comes from the English word television. It’s been shortened, which is really common with loanwords in Japanese. The "vi" sound becomes , too.

テレビ is sometimes written as "TV", but even then it’s usually pronounced テレビ.

Pronunciation

テレビ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • テレビでやる

    to do something on TV

    テレビでする

    to do something on TV

    テレビでしゃべる

    to talk on TV

Context Sentences

今から、テレビでしゃべるんだ。

I'm going to speak on TV now.

えっ、テレビに出るの?

What, you're going on TV?

すぐにテレビをつけるよ!

I'll turn on the TV immediately!