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

  • (Tokyo) るすばんでんわ [rùsúbáń déꜜǹwà] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɾɯ̟sɨba̠n dẽ̞ɰ̃β̞a̠]

Noun

留(る)守(す)番(ばん)電(でん)話(わ) • (rusuban denwa) 

  1. an answering machine
    Synonym: 留守電 (rusuden)

See also

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