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    3. 電信

    電信

    電でん信しん

    (electric) telegraph

    KMT8News #23+1NounTechnologyHistoryKanji Vocab22 strokes

    でんしん

    Noun

    1.
    (electric) telegraph, telegraphy, telegraphic communication, telegram

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    昔むかしは電でん信しんで連れん絡らくを取とり合あった。

    In the past, people communicated by telegraph.

    KMT7HistoryTechnology
    電でん信しんの発はつ明めいは情じょう報ほう伝でん達たつに革かく命めいをもたらした。

    The invention of the telegraph brought a revolution to information transmission.

    KMT8HistoryTechnology
    明めい治じ時じ代だい、電でん信しん網もうが日に本ほん全ぜん国こくに整せい備びされた。

    During the Meiji era, a telegraph network was established throughout Japan.

    KMT8HistoryTechnology
    現げん代だいではインターネットが電でん信しんの役やく割わりを担になっている。

    In modern times, the internet plays the role of the telegraph.

    KMT8TechnologyHistoryInternet & Social Media
    電でん信しん技ぎ術じゅつはモールス信しん号ごうを用もちいて情じょう報ほうを送おく受じゅ信しんした。

    Telegraph technology used Morse code to transmit and receive information.

    KMT9HistoryTechnologyScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    電
    electricity
    信
    faith・truth・fidelity・trust
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