電話 (でんわ) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "telephone" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

でんわ

電話

N

TELEPHONE

でん電 • ELECTRICITY

わ話 • TALK

Using electricity (電) to talk (話) to someone far away requires a telephone.

CONSTITUENT KANJI BREAKDOWN

Kanji Inside 電話 (telephone)

Tap any kanji tile below to explore its visual kanji mnemonic, radical family, and readings:

電 Electricity

Kanji 電 (Electricity) mnemonic tile

Kanji 話 (Talk) mnemonic tile

MORE WORDS WITH 電 / 話

Tap word for 🔊 audio • Tap meaning for breakdown →

話 N

はなし

話題 N

わだい