JLPT N5Kanji compounds

電話

Readingでんわdenwa

Meaning
離れた所にいる人と話すための機械や、その通話
Explanation
「電話(でんわ)」 is a machine for talking with someone in a distant place, or such a call. It is used as in 「電話をかける」 (to make a phone call). Writing letters on paper and sending them is 「手紙(てがみ)」 (a letter), which is different.
Original Japanese explanation

「電話(でんわ)」は、離れた所にいる人と話すための機械や、その通話のことです。「電話をかける」のように使います。文字を紙に書いて送るのは「手紙(てがみ)」で、ちがいます。

Examples
  • 電話をかける

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