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mobile phone number; cell phone number
The telephone number assigned to a mobile phone. A common everyday term in Japan where mobile phones are ubiquitous.
携帯番号を教えてください。
Please tell me your mobile phone number.
携帯番号が変わったので連絡します。
I'm letting you know because my cell phone number has changed.
個人情報なので、携帯番号は他人に教えないほうがいい。
Since it's personal information, you shouldn't give your mobile number to strangers.
Composed of 携帯 (mobile phone, short for 携帯電話) + 番号 (number). Extremely common in everyday conversation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 携帯番号を教える: to give one's mobile number
- 携帯番号を変える: to change one's mobile number
- 携帯番号を登録する: to register a mobile number
- 携帯番号で認証する: to verify by mobile number
JAPAN NOTE:
Japanese mobile numbers begin with 070, 080, or 090. Number portability (番号ポータビリティ) allows users to keep their number when switching carriers.
RELATED TERMS:
- 携帯電話: mobile phone — the full form
- 携帯: mobile phone — the common abbreviation
- スマホ: smartphone — the modern abbreviation of スマートフォン
- 電話番号: phone number — the general term including landlines