No. 349 in Japanese
電話
Telephone.
In a sentence
彼は新しい電話を買いました。
He bought a new phone.
Here, 「電話」 (denwa) means a phone as a physical device.
すぐに電話してください。
Please call me immediately.
In this case, 「電話」 (denwa) refers to the act of making a telephone call.
彼女はその電話に出ませんでした。
She didn’t answer the phone.
Here, 「電話」 (denwa) signifies a phone call received.
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