電でん報ぽうを打うつ

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-tsu)

send a telegram

Fixed expression using 打つ (to strike) for sending a telegram, reflecting the historical action of tapping out Morse code.

報report, news, reward

打strike, hit, knock

電でん報ぽう
電報 is the noun 'telegram'; 電報を打つ is the verb phrase 'to send a telegram'.

Compound of 電報 (telegram) + を + 打つ (to strike), from the action of tapping a telegraph key.