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telephone exchange number
The portion of a Japanese phone number that identifies the local exchange. Most often heard in 市外局番 (area code) and 市内局番.
The middle block of a Japanese landline number, identifying the telephone exchange. Rarely used alone; it usually appears in a fixed compound.
Common collocations
- 市外局番: area code (dialed from outside the local area)
- 市内局番: local exchange number
- 局番なし: without an exchange number (as with short service numbers)