JLPT N2 · Noun

受話器 (juwaki)

受話器 (じゅわき, juwaki) is a Japanese noun meaning “(telephone) receiver”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じゅわき
Romaji: juwaki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(telephone) receiver · noun

Example sentences

彼は急いで受話器を置いた。

He put the phone down in haste.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 受話器

受

accept, undergo, answer (phone)ジュ・う.ける・-う.け · 8 strokes

話

tale, talkワ・はな.す・はなし · 13 strokes

器

utensil, vessel, receptacleキ・うつわ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 受話器.

受付うけつけreception (desk)受けるうけるto receive享受きょうじゅenjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.)受け取るうけとるto receive受取うけとりreceiving受験じゅけんtaking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)引受るひきうけるto take on受け持つうけもつto take (be in) charge of受身うけみthe defensive受かるうかるto pass (examination)受持ちうけもちcharge (of something)受け入れうけいれreceiving受け継ぐうけつぐto inherit受け入れるうけいれるto accept

Source: JMdict entry 1330090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.