ハンドセット

はんどせっと
noun
handset; telephone receiver
electronics
1. handset; telephone receiver
The handheld part of a telephone containing the mouthpiece and earpiece, or a portable communication device held in the hand.
ハンドセットを取(と)る。
To pick up the handset.
ハンドセットを置(お)くと通話(つうわ)が切(き)れる。
When you put down the handset, the call ends.
この電話機(でんわき)はハンドセットとコードが分離(ぶんり)できる。
On this telephone, the handset can be detached from the cord.

A loanword from English "handset," referring to the part of a telephone you hold to your ear and mouth. In technical and telecom contexts it can also refer to a mobile device as a whole.

Common collocations

  • ハンドセットを取(と)る: to pick up the handset
  • ハンドセットを置(お)く: to hang up the handset
  • コードレスハンドセット: a cordless handset

Similar words

  • 受話器(じゅわき): telephone receiver — the common native term for the same part
  • 子機(こき): cordless handset (extension) — the portable unit of a cordless phone

Related Words

Compare: 受話器(じゅわき) (telephone receiver)
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