電報を打つ (send a telegram)
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The verb collocation 電報を打つ, literally 'to hit a telegram,' for sending a telegram. The verb 打つ comes from the rapid tapping of Morse-code/telegraph keys; survives in the era of typing as well (キーボードを打つ).
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The verb collocation 電報を打つ, literally 'to hit a telegram,' for sending a telegram. The verb 打つ comes from the rapid tapping of Morse-code/telegraph keys; survives in the era of typing as well (キーボードを打つ).