1.
phone reservation; booking by phone
The act of making a reservation or appointment by telephone, or a reservation made in this way.
電話予約は可能ですか。
Can I make a reservation by phone?
レストランに電話予約を入れた。
I called the restaurant to make a reservation.
当日の電話予約は受け付けておりませんので、ネットからお申し込みください。
We do not accept same-day phone reservations, so please book online.
Compound of 電話 (telephone) and 予約 (reservation). Refers specifically to reservations made by phone as opposed to online booking (ネット予約) or walk-in (飛び込み).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 電話予約を入れる: to make a phone reservation
- 電話予約を受け付ける: to accept phone reservations
- 電話予約限定: phone reservation only
- 電話予約不可: phone reservations not accepted
USAGE:
While online booking has become dominant, many traditional Japanese restaurants (料��), medical clinics, and service providers still require or prefer 電話予約. Signs or websites often specify the accepted reservation methods.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ネット予約: online reservation, increasingly the default method
- 事前予約: advance reservation, regardless of method