المعنى
The action of making a phone call.
بنك التمارين
3 تمارين昨日、友達に( )。 (I called my friend yesterday.)
用事があるので、後で( )。 (I have something to do, so I'll call you later.)
彼に( )ことができませんでした。 (I couldn't call him.)
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The word '電話' (denwa) is a combination of '電' (den), meaning electricity, and '話' (wa), meaning talk or story. So, '電話' literally translates to 'electric talk' or 'electric story', referring to a telephone. The suffix 'する' (suru) is a common Japanese verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'. When 'する' is appended to a noun, it often forms a verb indicating the action related to that noun. Therefore, '電話する' means 'to do a telephone' or 'to make a telephone call'. The concept of using electricity to transmit voices over long distances emerged in the late 19th century, and the word '電話' was coined to describe this new technology and the act of using it.