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電話会談 (でんわかいだん, denwakaidan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん話わ会かい談だん

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Meanings

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telephone conference; phone talks

Used for formal telephone discussions between heads of state, government officials, or high-level representatives.

両りょう首しゅ脳のうは電でん話わ会かい談だんを行おこない、経けい済ざい協きょう力りょくについ

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The two leaders held a telephone conference and discussed economic cooperation.

Kanji

電electricity
話tale, talk
会meeting, meet, party
談discuss, talk

Related words

電でん話わ会かい議ぎ
電話会議 is a general telephone meeting, often used in business contexts, while 電話会談 specifically refers to high-level diplomatic or political talks.

Built from

電でん話わ+会かい談だん

Etymology

Compound of 電話 (telephone) and 会談 (conference, talks). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.