電話 (でんわ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

電話 (でんわ) means telephone / phone.

See example sentences below.

電話 at a glance

電話

でんわdenwa

N5noun

telephone / phone

電話でんわdenwaN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

telephone / phone

Example 1

でんわをかけました。

Translation

I made a phone call.

Example 2

でんわがなります。

Translation

The phone is ringing.

Kanji 話: tale, talk

Kanji 話: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 電: electricity

Kanji 電: meanings, readings, and example words.

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