携帯電話
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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携 | 帯 | 電 | 話 |
けい Grade: S | たい Grade: 4 | でん Grade: 2 | わ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Literally “handheld (portable) phone”.
Compound of 携帯 (keitai, “handheld”) and 電話 (denwa, “telephone”).
Noun
携帯電話 (hiragana けいたいでんわ, rōmaji keitaidenwa)
- (mobile telephony) cellular phone, mobile phone, cell phone
Synonyms
- (cell phone): 携帯 (keitai) (colloquial)
- ハンディフォン (handifon)
Antonyms
- 固定電話 (koteidenwa) (fixed phone, landline)
Derived terms
- (cell phone): 携帯 (keitai) (colloquial)