Sending a text message with 送信
Kanji Explanation: Sending and escorting with 送
Hiroto is having dinner with his friend Hideki. After Hideki reveals that his wife is going to have a baby, he looks down at his phone and sees a text message he needs to respond to.
- ヒデキ:
- 「ホイ 送信。」
- “And...sent.”
- Literal: “There. Transmission.”
- ヒロト:
- 「スゴイなぁ ヒデキ。」
- “You're amazing, Hideki.”
- Literal: “Amazing, Hideki.”
送信 is typically used for electronic transmissions, such as the text message sent here.
Key Points
1送信 = sending something electronically
- Here 送信 means sending a digital message, so the line is the moment he taps send on his text.
2ホイ is a casual little “there / okay / done”
- ホイ is a light conversational interjection that makes the action feel quick and effortless, like “there we go”.
3送信 is the noun, with する understood
- On its own, 送信 is a noun meaning “sending / transmission” but in clipped casual speech it can stand in for 送信する or 送信した.
4Reply line: スゴイなぁ sounds warm and impressed
- スゴイなぁ is not formal praise; it sounds like a relaxed, heartfelt “Wow, that’s amazing”.
- The drawn-out なぁ gives the reaction a soft, admiring tone.
Vocabulary
送信 (Transmission)
送信 means sending data, a message, or a signal to another location.
See Also
- Kanji: Sending and escorting with 送
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