待ち受け画面
machiukegamen
The Japanese phrase for phone wallpaper is 待ち受け画面 (machiukegamen).
待ち受け画面 specifically refers to the image used as the background on a mobile phone's lock screen or home screen. In casual conversation, the word 画面 is often omitted and people simply refer to the wallpaper as 待ち受け. While 待ち受け画面 specifically refers to the mobile phone context, the word 壁紙 can also be used to mean 'wallpaper' for any digital background, including computers.
How do you pronounce it?
machiukegamen
Did you know?
- Some people use a 待ち受け featuring a specific deity or a 'lucky' image, treating the phone screen as a modern digital version of an amulet.
- The term 待ち受け literally means 'waiting for a reception'. It comes from the concept of the phone screen being in a state of 'waiting' to receive an incoming call or message.
- In Japan, the custom of お揃い involves couples or best friends setting the same 待ち受け to signal their close bond to others.
Examples in context
- この待ち受け画面、とても可愛いです。Kono machiuke gamen, totemo kawaii desu.This phone wallpaper is very cute.
- 待ち受け画面を猫の画像に変えたい。Machiuke gamen o neko no gazou ni kaetai.I want to change my phone wallpaper to a picture of a cat.
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting while looking at their phones.
- 大翔 Hiroto美咲、待ち受け画面かっこいいね。Misaki, machiuake gamen kakkoii ne.Misaki, your phone wallpaper is cool.
- 美咲 Misakiありがとう。昨日変えたんだ。arigatou. kinou kaeta n da.Thanks. I changed it yesterday.
- 大翔 Hirotoどんな画像を使っているの？donna gazou o tsukatte iru no?What kind of image are you using?
- 美咲 Misaki好きな映画のポスターだよ。suki na eiga no posutaa da yo.It's a poster from a movie I like.
