電話番号
denwa bangō[dẽ̞ɰ̃β̞a̠ bã̠ŋɡo̞ː]
The English phrase "telephone number" is 電話番号 (denwa bangō) in Japanese.
電話番号 is a noun used to refer to the digits assigned to a telephone.
Meaning: digits assigned to a telephone (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
電話番号 is a compound of 電話, meaning telephone and 番号, meaning number.
How do you pronounce it?
denwa bangō
Did you know?
- When reading a telephone number aloud, the digit '0' is frequently pronounced as ゼロ (zero) or まる (maru), the latter meaning 'circle'.
- The word 電話 (denwa) literally translates to 'electric speech', combining the characters for 'electricity' and 'talk'.
- In Japan, the prefix 090 or 080 at the start of a 電話番号 immediately identifies the line as a mobile phone rather than a landline.
Examples in context
- これが私の電話番号です。Here's my telephone number.Tatoeba #218881 by bunbuku, translation #56196 by CK
- 電話番号を教えてください。Give me your telephone number.Tatoeba #124620 by bunbuku, translation #279375 by CK
- 自分の電話番号忘れちゃった。I forgot my telephone number.Tatoeba #3240142 by tommy_san, translation #3232346 by _undertoad
- 〇〇〇ー〇〇〇ー〇〇〇〇です。It is 000-000-0000.
- 〇〇〇ー〇〇〇ー〇〇〇〇だよ。It's 000-000-0000.
- 23 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are exchanging contact information.
- 健太 Kenta結衣さんの電話番号を聞いてもいい？Yui-san no denwa bangō o kiite mo ii?Can I ask for your telephone number, Yui?
- 結衣 Yuiいいよ。メモしてね。Ii yo. Memo shite ne.Sure. Please write it down.
- 健太 Kenta電話番号、これで合ってる？Denwa bangō, kore de atteru?Is this telephone number correct?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、正解だよ。Un, seikai da yo.Yes, that's right.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “telephone number” translations and entries 電話番号, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 電話番号, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
