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VocabJLPT N3

mobile phone

Noun

Definitions

1. mobile phone
2. cell phone
3. Mobile phone

This noun refers to a mobile phone or cell phone. It literally combines the words for "portable" and "telephone," describing a phone you carry with you. It is commonly shortened in casual speech, and the word has been a staple of modern Japanese vocabulary since mobile phones became widespread.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

My phone rang, so I picked up.

Sentence 2

I dropped my phone and broke it.

Sentence 3

I took a photo with my phone.

Sentence 4

I just bought a new phone.

Sentence 5

She's walking around looking at her phone.