携帯電話

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
携 帯 電 話
けい
Grade: S 		たい
Grade: 4 		でん
Grade: 2 		わ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
携帶電話 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “handheld (portable) phone”.

Compound of 携帯 (keitai, “handheld”) and 電話 (denwa, “telephone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

携(けい)帯(たい)電(でん)話(わ) • (keitai denwa) 

  1. (mobile telephony) cellular phone, mobile phone, cell phone

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Descendants

  • → Korean: 휴대전화 (hyudaejeonhwa)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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