電波 (でんぱ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

電波 (でんぱ) means radio wave / electromagnetic wave.

See example sentences below.

電波 at a glance

電波

でんぱdenpa

N2noun

radio wave / electromagnetic wave

電波でんぱdenpaN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

radio wave / electromagnetic wave

Example 1

このラジオは電波が弱いです。

Translation

This radio has a weak signal.

Example 2

電波が届かなくて電話ができません。

Translation

I can't make a call because there is no signal.