電話はひとつの通信手段である。
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English Translation
The telephone is a means of communication.
Furigana
Romanji
Denwa wa hitotsu no tsūshin shudan de aru.
Words
電話
(でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
一つ
(ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
通信
(つうしん)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
手段
(しゅだん)
means; way; measure
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
Kanji
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs