携帯電話

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

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 (けいたい) (keitai) (colloquial)
ハンディフォン (handifon)

Antonyms

固 (こ)定 (てい)電 (でん)話 (わ) (koteidenwa) (fixed phone, landline)

Derived terms

(cell phone): 携帯 (けいたい) (keitai) (colloquial)

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