インターホン
also: インターフォン · インタホン · インターホーン · インタフォン · インタホーン
Meanings
1
Refers to an intercom system, commonly found in apartment buildings, offices, and homes for communication between rooms or at the entrance.
from English interphone
The apartment intercom rang.
I check visitors through the intercom.
Usage patterns
- インターホンが鳴るthe intercom rings
The intercom rang, so I went to the entrance.
- インターホンを押すto press the intercom button
The visitor pressed the intercom and gave their name.
- インターホンに出るto answer the intercom
My mother answered the intercom and received the delivery.
- 〈場所〉にインターホンを設置するto install an intercom at a location
They installed an intercom at the entrance of the apartment building.