Japanese Word Entry
福祉電話Simplified Japanese form: 福祉電話
| Kana: | ふくしでんわ |
| Romaji: | fukushidenwa |
| Definition: | easy-to-use telephone equipment provided free of charge or at a rebated cost for elderly or disabled who live alone |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 福 | blessing, fortune, luck, wealth, happiness, good fortune |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄨˊ (fú), ㄈㄨˋ (fù) |
| Cantonese: | fuk1 |
| Japanese: | フク (fuku) / さいわい (saiwai)、 ひもろぎ (himorogi) |
| Korean: | 복 (bog) |
| Vietnamese: | phúc |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 福 |
| 祉 | welfare, happiness, blessings, good luck |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓˇ (zhǐ) |
| Cantonese: | zi2 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi)、 チ (chi) / さいわい (saiwai) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | chỉ |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 祉 |
| 電 | electricity, electric, lightning |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄧㄢˋ (diàn) |
| Cantonese: | din6 |
| Japanese: | デン (den)、 テン (ten) / いなずま (inazuma) |
| Korean: | 전 (jeon) |
| Vietnamese: | điện |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 电 |
| 話 | tale, talk, speech, language, dialect |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨㄚˋ (huà) |
| Cantonese: | waa6 |
| Japanese: | ワ (wa)、 カイ (kai) / はな.す (hanasu)、 はなし (hanashi) |
| Korean: | 화 (hwa) |
| Vietnamese: | thoại |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 话 |