Gメン

Japanese

Etymology

Derived from English G-man.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ジーメン [jíꜜìmèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiːmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

G(ジー)メン • (jīmen) 

1. (informal) G-man (government agent)

   電(でん)波(ぱ)の安(あん)全(ぜん)を脅(おびや)かす不(ふ)法(ほう)電(でん)波(ぱ)。その取(と)り締(し)まりを行(おこな)うのが、総(そう)務(む)省(しょう)関(かん)東(とう)総(そう)合(ごう)通(つう)信(しん)局(きょく)電(でん)波(ぱ)監(かん)視(し)官(かん)、「電(でん)波(ぱ) G(ジー)メン」たち。[1]

   Denpa no anzen o obiyakasu fuhō denpa. Sono torishimari o okonau no ga, Sōmushō Kantō Sōgō Tsūshin-kyoku denpa-kanshi-kan,“denpa jīmen”-tachi.

   Illegal radiowaves that compromise the safety of radiowaves. The ones who carry out its regulation are the "radio wave G-men" of the MIC Kantō Bureau of Telecommunications.