携帯電話|けいたいでんわkeitaidenwa

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Definitions
  1. nounmobile phone; cell phone
    この型かたの携帯電話けいたいでんわはよく売うれています。↗
    This type of mobile phone sells well.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym移動電話いどうでんわWrittenWritten/formal term for a mobile-communication phone; found mainly in technical and legal contexts, not used in everyday speech.
  • Antonym固定電話こていでんわNeutralA landline installed at home or in the office; the fixed counterpart to the phone you carry around with you.

In daily conversation say 「携帯」 for a mobile phone and 「スマホ」 for a smartphone; 「携帯電話」 is the formal term. For a landline, say 「固定電話」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 小型こがた無線むせん電話機でんわき及およびこの電話機でんわきを利用りようして行おこなわれる、電波でんぱによる移動体いどうたい通信つうしんサービスの一種いっしゅであり、長距離ちょうきょりを携帯けいたいして、高速こうそくに移動いどうしながら長距離ちょうきょり間かんの通信つうしんに使用しようできるもの。
  2. 上記じょうき 1. のサービスで使用しようする電話機でんわき。
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