Japanese Word Entry
黑電話Simplified Japanese form: 黒電話
| Kana: | くろでんわ |
| Romaji: | kurodenwa |
| Definition: | black rotary-dial telephone |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 黑 | black, dark, evil, sinister, Kangxi radical 203 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄜˋ ㄏㄟ (hè hēi), ㄏㄟ (hēi) |
| Cantonese: | hak1 |
| Japanese: | コク (koku) / くろい (kuroi)、 くろ (kuro) |
| Korean: | 흑 (heug) |
| Vietnamese: | hắc |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 黒 |
| 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 |