携帯

• 読み: けいたい
• ローマ字: keitai
• 漢字の分解: 携 (kei) — carry in hand, bring along; 帯 (tai) — belt, wear, carry
• 発音: /keː.tai/

意味

Carrying something; portable; mobile telephone. Both the act of carrying and the device you carry.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (携帯する). Has two main uses: the general meaning of carrying something with you (携帯品 — personal belongings, 携帯する — to carry on one's person), and as a shortened form of 携帯電話 (mobile phone). In conversation, 携帯 alone almost always means mobile phone, though スマホ is now more common for smartphones. The formal verb usage 携帯する appears in signs like 身分証を携帯してください (please carry identification).

例文

1. 電車の中で携帯を見ている人が多い。
2. パスポートは常に携帯してください。
3. 携帯の電池がもうすぐ切れそうだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, technology, travel

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 携 (kei, carry in hand) and 帯 (tai, wear/belt). Literally 'carrying on one's belt/person' — something kept close at hand.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal