- telegram
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- telegram
This term refers to a written message sent via telegraph. It is a method of communication that was common before the advent of modern telecommunications.
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He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.
14. おや親はこども子供のことをかんがえないで考えないでいればおそろしい恐ろしいないよう内容のでんわ電話やでんぽう電報はぜったいに絶対にこない来ないとのぞみ望みつつ、こども子供のことをかんがえない考えないようにつとめる努めるのである。
Parents try not to think about it, hoping that if they blot the children out, the fateful call or cable will never come.
The office telegraphed that they had not received my application.
I wired him a message of congratulation on his graduation.
I received a telegram saying that my uncle had arrived.