Japanese symbol for “telephone”
電話
でんわ
Romaji: denwa
telephone call; phone call
In Japanese, telephone is 電話, read でんわ (denwa).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs telephone call; phone call
- n telephone (device); phone
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “telephone”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話機 | でんわき denwaki | telephone (device) |
| テレホン | テレホン terehon | telephone |
| テレ | テレ tere | telephone |
| フォーン | フォーン foon | phone; telephone |
| 電話をかける | でんわをかける denwaokakeru | to telephone; to make a phone call |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic; subject |
| 会話 | かいわ kaiwa | conversation; talk; chat |
| 対話 | たいわ taiwa | dialogue; conversation; talk |
See also: Chinese symbol for “telephone”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.