電 話 機(でんわき)

でんわき

noun

telephone (device); telephone set; phone unit

technology daily-life

1. telephone (device); telephone set; phone unit

the physical telephone device or handset, as distinct from the service or act of calling

新(あたら)しい電話機(でんわき)を買(か)った。

I bought a new telephone.

電話機(でんわき)の受話器(じゅわき)を取(と)ってください。

Please pick up the telephone receiver.

昔(むかし)の電話機(でんわき)はダイヤル式(しき)で、番号(ばんごう)を回(まわ)して掛(か)けるものだった。

Old telephones were rotary-dial type, where you dialed by turning the numbers.

Composed of 電話(でんわ) (telephone) and 機(き) (machine, device). While 電話(でんわ) can refer to both the device and the act of calling, 電話機(でんわき) specifically refers to the physical telephone device itself.

Common collocations

電話機(でんわき)を設置(せっち)する: to install a telephone
電話機(でんわき)の故障(こしょう): telephone malfunction
固定(こてい)電話機(でんわき): landline telephone
公衆(こうしゅう)電話機(でんわき): public telephone

Similar words

電話(でんわ): telephone — the general word, refers to both the device and phone calls
受話器(じゅわき): receiver, handset — the part you hold to your ear
携帯電話(けいたいでんわ): mobile phone — portable telephone
固定電話(こていでんわ): landline — a non-mobile telephone line

Related Words

Compare: 受話器(じゅわき) (receiver, handset)

Compare: 携帯電話(けいたいでんわ) (mobile phone)

Compare: 固定電話(こていでんわ) (landline)

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Added 2026.4.8 3:26 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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