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電話を入れる (でんわをいれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん話わを入いれる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

make a phone call; call in; put in a call

A common expression for making a phone call, often implying a brief or informal call. Used in everyday conversation.

あとで電でん話わを入いれるね。
I'll give you a call later.
会かい社しゃに電でん話わを入いれて、遅おくれることを伝つた

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。

I called the office to let them know I'd be late.

Kanji

電electricity
話tale, talk
入enter, insert

Similar words

電でん話わする
電話する is the most general and neutral way to say 'to call'. 電話を入れる is slightly more casual and often implies a quick or informal call.
電でん話わをかける
電話をかける is also very common and interchangeable with 電話する. 電話を入れる can sound a bit more colloquial and is often used when leaving a message or making a brief contact.

Etymology

A fixed expression combining 電話 (telephone) with 入れる (to put in). The use of 入れる here is idiomatic, similar to 'put in a call' in English.