Japanese symbol for “telegraph”
電信
でんしん
Romaji: denshin
(electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram
In Japanese, telegraph is 電信, read でんしん (denshin).
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Meanings
- n (electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “telegraph”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| テレグラフ | テレグラフ teregurafu | telegraph |
| 電信機 | でんしんき denshinki | telegraph (device) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
See also: Chinese symbol for “telegraph”.
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