携帯電話

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: S
たい
Grade: 4
でん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
携帶電話 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Literally “handheld (portable) phone”.

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(けい)(たい)(でん)() (keitaidenwa

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

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Descendants[edit]

  • Korean: 휴대전화 (hyudaejeonhwa)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN