電波

でんぱ

electro-magnetic wave

Also:saying strange things

What does 電波 mean?

電波 is a Japanese noun meaning electro-magnetic wave in English. It can also be translated as saying strange things depending on context. It is written as 電波 in kanji, でんぱ in hiragana, and denpa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼の携帯電話は他の電話を妨害する電波を出した。

His mobile phone produced radio emissions that interfered with other phones.