Japanese

でんわ
Meaning: telephone; phone call
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

電
話

Example sentences

He has been talking on the phone for an hour.
友達に電話をかける予定だ
I plan to call my friend.
電話が鳴ったらすぐに出る
When the phone rings, I answer it immediately.
さっき、友達から電話がありました。
A friend called me a moment ago.
先ほどお電話した者ですが、ご担当者様はおられますか。
I am the person who called a moment ago; is the person in charge available?
とんでもない時間に電話をかけてすみません。
Sorry for calling at such an unthinkable hour.
先程はお電話ありがとうございました。
Thank you for your phone call just now.
電話、またはメールでご連絡ください。
Please contact us by phone or email.
仕事中は私用の電話を控えるようにしている。
I try to refrain from personal calls while at work.
電話をするのが一番手っ取り早い方法だ。
Making a phone call is the quickest and simplest way.

Usage Notes

Can be used as a noun meaning the device or the call, or as a verb with 'suru'.

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