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電話機 (denwaki) Japanese meaning: telephone set | Kotomora
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I bought a new telephone set.
This telephone set comes with two cordless handsets.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 電でん 話わ 機き を 設せっ 置ち する to install a telephone (set) in a place
We installed a new telephone set at the office reception.
電でん 話わ 機き の 受じゅ 話わ 器き を 取と る to pick up the receiver of a telephone
I picked up the telephone's receiver and dialed the number.
電でん 話わ 機き が 故こ 障しょう する for a telephone (set) to break down
The office's telephone broke down, so we called for a repair.
Kanji 機 loom, mechanism, machine Don't confuse with 電話機 typically implies a traditional or landline handset, whereas スマホ specifically means a smartphone with many functions beyond calling.
電話機 is the whole telephone set, while 受話器 is just the handset part you pick up to talk.
Etymology Compound of 電話 (telephone) + 機 (machine/device). A straightforward modern coinage from Chinese-derived morphemes.
