Japanese Word Entry

公衆電話ボックス
Kana:こうしゅうでんわボックス
Romaji:koushuudenwabokkusu
Definition: public telephone booth, phone box

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Chinese characters used in this word

public, prince, official, governmental, fair, equitable, duke
Readings
Mandarin: ㄍㄨㄥ (gōng)
Cantonese: gung1
Japanese: コウ (kou)、 ク (ku) / おおやけ (ooyake)、 きみ (kimi)
Korean: 공 (gong)
Vietnamese: công

masses, great numbers, multitude, populace, crowd, public
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ (zhòng), ㄓㄨㄥ (zhōng)
Cantonese: zung3
Japanese: シュウ (shuu)、 シュ (shu) / おお.い (ooi)
Korean: 중 (jung)
Vietnamese: chúng, trống
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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
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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
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