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

• ボイスメール (boisumēru)