ラヂヲ

Japanese

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of ラヂヲ – see the following entry.

[noun] [from 1924] radio

[noun] [from 1952] (slang, dated) broke, having no money; dining and dashing (punning off of 無線 (musen, “wireless”) with the sense of 無銭 (musen, “money-less”))

[noun] radiation (when used as part of a compound)

(This term, ラヂヲ (rajio), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

Found chiefly in proper nouns for a stylistic effect.