電話|でんわdenwa[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbtelephone call; phone call
2. nountelephone (device); phone
   電話でんわは繰り返くりかえし鳴なっていた。↗

   The telephone rang repeatedly.

• Synonym通話つうわNeutralRefers to the act of talking on the phone or the length of a call, as in 「通話料」 and 「通話中」; 「電話」 also covers the phone device itself.
• SynonymコールNeutralLoanword for a call or ring, as in 「モーニングコール」; mostly appears in compounds rather than on its own.
• Synonym電話機でんわきNeutralRefers only to the phone as a machine; 「電話」 covers both the device and the call.
• SynonymテレホンNeutralLoanword seen mostly in compounds like 「テレホンカード」; seldom used on its own.
• Synonym架電かでんWrittenWritten, industry term for making a phone call, seen in customer-service and sales settings; not used in everyday speech.
• Related電話をかけるでんわをかけるNeutralThe action of phoning someone; in speech, the shorter 「電話する」 says the same thing.
• Related電話通信でんわつうしんWrittenTechnical term for telephone communication as a means of transmission; not used in everyday language.
• RelatedＴＥＬテルNeutralAbbreviation used for phone-number fields on business cards and in ads; rarely said aloud.

Use 「電話」 by default for the device, a call, or phoning. 「通話」 is the act or length of a call; 「電話機」 is the device; 「ＴＥＬ」 appears on business cards. 「コール」 and 「テレホン」 mostly form compounds; 「架電」 and 「電話通信」 are written or technical.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 音声おんせいを電気でんき信号しんごうに変換へんかんし、回線かいせんを通つうじて離はなれた場所ばしょにいる相手方あいてがたにこれを伝つたえ、お互たがいに会話かいわができるようにした機構きこうおよび、その手段しゅだんのこと。
2. 語義ごぎ1の機構きこうを使つかい会話かいわをすること。また会話かいわを求もとめること、会話かいわが求もとめられている状態じょうたい。
3. 語義ごぎ1の音声おんせいを電気でんき信号しんごうに変換へんかんする機械きかい。電話機でんわき。