Meaning of 電話 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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電話JLPT 5
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Kana Readingでんわ
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Romajidenwa
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- telephone
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Example Sentences
電話, でんわ used in context
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I thought I could settle it by phone.
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If rain was enough to get phone-lines crossed then Japan would be in a right mess, wouldn't it?
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ある日、友人から「いい話があるから会わないか」と電話があり、友人の家へ出かけました。
One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.
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How late can I ring?
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I told my boss over the phone that I would be going straight home without returning to the company.
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で、電話してみたらしいんだけど、その電話先の相手ってのが問題だったのよ。
And so it seems she tried phoning but it's who was on the other end of that phone that was the problem.
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