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    3. 打電

    打電

    打だ電でん

    sending a telegram

    KMT8News #27+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveTechnologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    だでん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    sending a telegram, telegraphing, wiring

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    彼かれは家か族ぞくに無ぶ事じを打だ電でんした。

    He telegraphed his family that he was safe.

    KMT6TechnologyFamily & Relationships
    重じゅう要ようなニュースは、すぐに本もと部ぶに打だ電でんされた。

    Important news was immediately telegraphed to headquarters.

    KMT8TechnologyBusiness & Finance
    船せん長ちょうは港みなとに到とちゃ着くしたことを本ほん社しゃに打だ電でんした。

    The captain telegraphed the head office that they had arrived at the port.

    KMT9TechnologyBusiness & FinanceTravel & Transportation
    現げん代だいでは、打だ電でんの代かわりに電でん子しメールやSNSが主がしゅ要ような連れん絡らく手しゅ段だんとなっています。

    Nowadays, email and social media have become the main means of communication instead of telegraphing.

    KMT9TechnologyInternet & Social Media
    遠えん隔かく地ちとの連れん絡らく手しゅ段だんが限かぎられていた時じ代だい、打だ電でんは迅じん速そくな情じょう報ほう伝でん達たつの要かなめでした。

    In an era when communication with remote areas was limited, telegraphing was key to rapid information transmission.

    KMT10TechnologyHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    打
    う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ…(3)
    strike・hit・knock・pound・dozen
    電
    electricity
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