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

Alternative spelling
携帶電話 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally “handheld (portable) phone”.

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーたいでんわ [kèétáídéꜜǹwà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːta̠idẽ̞ɰ̃β̞a̠]

Noun

携(けい)帯(たい)電(でん)話(わ) • (keitai denwa) 

1. (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

• 固定(こてい)電話(でんわ) (kotei denwa) (fixed phone, landline)

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Korean: 휴대전화 (hyudaejeonhwa)