電話

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 電話 is read as でんわ and can mean “telephone” or “phone call”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show making a call to one’s mother and a telephone ringing on a desk.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It can mean a phone call or the device itself; 電話をかける means to call, while 電話が鳴る describes the phone ringing.