(けいたい)

けいたい
noun
mobile phone, cell phone
electronics
See also: 形態(けいたい) (form, shape), 携帯電話(けいたいでんわ) (full form)
1. mobile phone, cell phone
A portable telephone. Short for 携帯(けいたい)電話(でんわ). One of the most commonly used words in modern Japanese.
携帯(けいたい)(わす)れました
I forgot my phone.
What's your cell phone number?
I took a photo with my phone.

携帯(けいたい) is short for 携帯(けいたい)電話(でんわ) (mobile phone). Literally means 'portable' but in daily conversation almost always means phone.

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Other meanings

携帯(けいたい)する means 'to carry' (formal): 身分証(みぶんしょう)携帯(けいたい)する (to carry ID).

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