How to say 'Phone book' in Japanese | 電話帳

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The Japanese word for Phone book is 'Denwachou', written as 電話帳 in Japanese.'Phone book' in hiragana is でんわちょう.

word

電話帳

Meaning

Phone book

Reading

でんわちょう

denwachou

Kanji

電Electricity 話Talk 帳Notebook

Explanation

The Japanese noun '電話帳 (でんわちょう)' refers to a 'phonebook', which is a directory containing telephone numbers and addresses. This term is commonly used in contexts where one needs to look up contact information. For example: I found his number in the phonebook「電話帳で彼の番号を見つけた」(でんわちょうでかれのばんごうをみつけた). The phonebook is on the table「電話帳はテーブルの上にある」(でんわちょうはテーブルのうえにある). While digital directories are becoming more common, '電話帳' remains a relevant term in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2149

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 電話帳

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

電

Meaning

Electricity

kanji

話

Meaning

Talk

kanji

帳

Meaning

Notebook

Words Related to 電話帳 Through the Kanji 電

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 電 as well.

word

電話

Meaning

Call

word

電気

Meaning

Electricity

word

電子

Meaning

Electron

word

電車

Meaning

Train

word

終電

Meaning

Last train

word

電報

Meaning

word

電源

Meaning

Power

word

発電

Meaning

Power generation

word

発電所

Meaning

Power plant

word

電線

Meaning

Wire

word

電力

Meaning

Power, Electricity

word

電池

Meaning

Battery

word

電球

Meaning

Bulb

word

停電

Meaning

Blackout

word

電卓

Meaning

Calculator

Words Related to 電話帳 Through the Kanji 話

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 話 as well.

word

話

Meaning

Story

word

話す

Meaning

Talk, Speak

word

会話

Meaning

Conversation

word

電話

Meaning

Call

word

話題

Meaning

Topic

word

世話

Meaning

Care

word

受話器

Meaning

Receiver

word

話し合う

Meaning

Discuss

word

話し掛ける

Meaning

Address

word

神話

Meaning

Myth

word

話し合い

Meaning

Discussion

word

長話

Meaning

Long talk

word

作り話

Meaning

Fabrication

word

対話

Meaning

Dialogue

word

受話

Meaning

Receiver

word

話し言葉

Meaning

Spoken language

word

話し声

Meaning

Voice

Words Related to 電話帳 Through the Kanji 帳

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 帳 as well.

word

帳

Meaning

Book

word

手帳

Meaning

Notebook

word

通帳

Meaning

Passbook

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'Denwachou' means 'Phone book' .

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