留守電(るすでん)

るすでん
noun
voicemail; answering machine
1. voicemail; answering machine message
A recorded message left when someone doesn't answer the phone.
留守電(るすでん)に伝言(でんごん)を残(のこ)した。
I left a message on the voicemail.
留守電(るすでん)を確認(かくにん)してください。
Please check your voicemail.
2. answering machine; voicemail system
The device or service that records messages when calls go unanswered.
留守電(るすでん)を確認(かくにん)してください。
Please check your voicemail.
電話(でんわ)に出(で)られないときは留守電(るすでん)に切(き)り替(か)わる。
When I can't answer the phone, it switches to voicemail.

ETYMOLOGY:

Abbreviation of 留守番電話(るすばんでんわ) (answering machine)

  • 留守番(るすばん) - house-sitting, looking after the house
  • 電話(でんわ) - telephone

USAGE:

  • 留守電(るすでん)に入(はい)れる/に残(のこ)す - to leave a voicemail
  • 留守電(るすでん)を聞(き)く/確認(かくにん)する - to listen to/check voicemail

RELATED:

  • 着信(ちゃくしん) - incoming call
  • 不在着信(ふざいちゃくしん) - missed call
  • 伝言(でんごん) - message
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