He has been talking on the phone for an hour.
電
electricity
Kanji
Grade
Grade 2
Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
雨部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
デン
Nanori (Name Reading)
あきら, ひかり
Common Readings
デン
Example sentences
I plan to call my friend.
Every morning, I commute on a crowded train.
I commute by train.
Please turn off the light before going to sleep.
Because it got dark, I turned on the light.
I accidentally left my mobile phone at home.
In the deep mountains, mobile phone communication sometimes becomes unstable.
Since it is deep in the mountains, the smartphone's signal doesn't reach.
In mountainous areas, the radio wave conditions are poor, making it impossible to receive TV programs stably.
Example Vocabulary
電話
telephone; phone call
電車
train (electric)
電気
electricity; electric light
携帯電話
mobile phone; cellular phone
電波
radio wave; reception; signal
電源
power source; power supply; outlet
電子
electron; electronic
電話をかける
to make a phone call
電撃
electric shock; sudden, surprise, lightning (attack/announcement)
電話を切る
to hang up the phone
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