Japanese word

電話機

Pronunciation

Romajidenwaki

Meaning

  • nountelephone

Example

机の上に電話機があります。tsukue no ue ni den wa ki ga a ri ma su

There is a telephone on the desk.

Illustration for 電話機 (telephone)

More examples

停電したので、古い電話機を倉庫から出しました。tei den shi ta no de furu i den wa ki o sō ko ka ra da shi ma shi ta

Because the power went out, I took the old telephone out of the storage room.

Core concept

Describes a machine that links people far apart by sending and receiving their voices.

Common phrases

  • 電話機を設置するden wa ki o set chi su ru

    install a telephone

  • 電話機を修理するden wa ki o shū ri su ru

    repair a telephone

  • 電話機を使うden wa ki o tsuka u

    use a telephone

Similar words

電話denwa: A widely used term for a device or service that carries spoken messages over a distance.

Definition in Japanese

遠くにいる相手と音声で話すために、送受話器などを備えた機械。tō ku ni i ru ai te to on sei de hana su ta me ni sō ju wa ki na do o sona e ta ki kai

Word origin

The noun 電話機 (denwaki, "telephone machine") combines 電話 (denwa, "telephone") with 機 (ki, "machine"); 電話 consists of 電 (den, "electricity") and 話 (wa, "talk").

Usage tips

  • The word telephone can name both the device and the communication system, although phone is more common in casual English.

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