留守番電話
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 留 | 守 | 番 | 電 | 話 |
| る Grade: 5 | す Grade: 3 | ばん Grade: 2 | でん Grade: 2 | わ Grade: 2 |
| goon | kan’yōon | goon | kan’yōon | |
Etymology
From 留守番 (rusuban, “house-sitting”) + 電話 (denwa, “telephone”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) るすばんでんわ [rùsúbáń déꜜǹwà] (Nakadaka – [5])
- IPA(key): [ɾɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝbã̠n dẽ̞ɰ̃ɰᵝa̠]
Noun
留守番電話 (hiragana るすばんでんわ, rōmaji rusuban denwa)
- an answering machine
- Synonym: 留守電 (rusuden)
See also
- ボイスメール (boisumēru)