(でんわちょう)

でんわちょう
noun
phone book; telephone directory
technology
1. phone book; telephone directory; contacts list
A book or digital list containing telephone numbers and contact information. Can refer to either a printed telephone directory or the contacts list on a mobile phone.
電話帳(でんわちょう)番号(ばんごう)調(しら)べた
I looked up the number in the phone book.
スマホ電話帳(でんわちょう)登録(とうろく)しておく。
I'll save it in my phone's contacts.
Every household used to have a thick phone book, but you hardly see them anymore.

Composed of 電話(でんわ) (telephone) + (ちょう) (notebook, register). Traditionally referred to the printed telephone directory (like the Yellow Pages), but now more commonly refers to the contacts list on a smartphone.

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