No. 3,013 in Japanese
フォン
"フォン" (fon) means "phone" in English.
In a sentence
このスマートフォンはとても便利です。
This smartphone is very convenient.
Here, 'フォン' is used as part of the compound word 'スマートフォン', which refers to 'smartphone'.
カフェで彼は新しいフォンケースを買いました。
At the cafe, he bought a new phone case.
In this sentence, 'フォン' is used to mean 'phone', forming part of the compound 'フォンケース', which translates to 'phone case'.
彼の声がフォン越しに聞こえてきた。
I heard his voice through the phone.
Here, 'フォン' represents 'phone' as part of the phrase 'フォン越し', meaning 'through the phone'.
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