糸電話

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いと
Grade: 1
でん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
絲電話 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(ito, string) +‎ 電話 (denwa, telephone).

Pronunciation

Noun

(いと)(でん)() (itodenwa

  1. tin can telephone

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN