指し名めい通つう話わ

noun

person-to-person call; personal call

A telephone call where the caller specifies the person they want to speak to, and charges apply only when that person answers. Common in older telephone systems and formal contexts.

• 国こく際さい電でん話わをかけるとき、指し名めい通つう話わにすると相あい手てが出でるまで料りょう金きんがかからない。

  When making an international call, if you use a person-to-person call, you won't be charged until the other party answers.