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Broadcasting music at school with 放送

Kanji Explanation: Sending and escorting with 送

Manga panel from からかい上手の高木さん showing example of Broadcasting music at school with 放送.
からかい上手の高木さん » Volume 19 » Page 88

Nishika and Takagi’s class discusses what committees they plan to join.

生徒(せいと):
「次(つぎ)の時間(じかん)委員会(いいんかい)決(ぎ)めだよねー。」
“Next up is deciding the committee schedule, right?”
生徒(せいと):
「私(わたし)　何(なに)にしよー」
“What should I pick?”
生徒(せいと):
「私(わたし)　放送(ほうそう)委員(いいん)で好(す)きな音楽(おんがく)流(なが)したいー。」
“I want to play my favorite music as a member of the broadcasting committee.”

放送(ほうそう) here refers to the transmission over the school’s broadcast system.

Key Points

  1. 放送(ほうそう)委員(いいん) = the school broadcasting committee

    • In this scene, 放送(ほうそう) means announcements or audio being sent out over the school’s speaker system, so 放送(ほうそう)委員(いいん) is the committee in charge of that broadcasting work

  2. Casual spoken form: 好(す)きな音楽(おんがく)(を)流(なが)したい

    • In natural speech, the object marker を is often omitted, so 好(す)きな音楽(おんがく)流(なが)したい is a casual shortening of 好(す)きな音楽(おんがく)を流(なが)したい