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How to say 'Call' in Japanese | 電話

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The Japanese word for Call is 'Denwa', written as 電話 in Japanese.'Call' in hiragana is でんわ.

    word

    電話

    Meaning

    Call

    Reading

    でんわ

    denwa

    Kanji

    電Electricity 話Talk

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '電話 (でんわ)' primarily means 'call' or 'telephone'. It is used to refer to the act of making a phone call or the telephone itself. This word is commonly used in everyday conversations and can be combined with verbs like する (suru) to form the phrase '電話する (でんわする)', meaning 'to make a phone call'. For example: I will call you later「後で電話します」(あとででんわします). Please call me tomorrow「明日電話してください」(あしたでんわしてください). The word can also refer to the device itself, as in 'This is my telephone「これは私の電話です」(これはわたしのでんわです)'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    633

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 電話

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    電

    Meaning

    Electricity

  • kanji

    話

    Meaning

    Talk

Words Related to 電話 Through the Kanji 電

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 電 as well.

  • word

    電気

    Meaning

    Electricity

  • word

    電子

    Meaning

    Electron

  • word

    電話帳

    Meaning

    Phone book

  • word

    電車

    Meaning

    Train

  • word

    終電

    Meaning

    Last train

  • word

    電報

    Meaning

    Telegram

  • word

    電源

    Meaning

    Power

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    電線

    Meaning

    Wire

  • word

    電力

    Meaning

    Power, Electricity

  • word

    電池

    Meaning

    Battery

  • word

    電球

    Meaning

    Bulb

  • word

    停電

    Meaning

    Blackout

  • word

    電卓

    Meaning

    Calculator

Words Related to 電話 Through the Kanji 話

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 話 as well.

  • word

    話

    Meaning

    Story

  • word

    話す

    Meaning

    Talk, Speak

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    話題

    Meaning

    Topic

  • word

    電話帳

    Meaning

    Phone book

  • word

    世話

    Meaning

    Care

  • word

    受話器

    Meaning

    Receiver

  • word

    話し合う

    Meaning

    Discuss

  • word

    話し掛ける

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    神話

    Meaning

    Myth

  • word

    話し合い

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    作り話

    Meaning

    Fabrication

  • word

    対話

    Meaning

    Dialogue

  • word

    受話

    Meaning

    Receiver

  • word

    話し言葉

    Meaning

    Spoken language

  • word

    話し声

    Meaning

    Voice

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What does 'Denwa' (電話) mean?

'Denwa' means 'Call' .

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