Translation guide
A small electronic device for receiving short messages or alerts, commonly used before mobile phones became widespread. In Japanese, the most common term is ポケットベル (pocket bell), often shortened to ポケベル.
The physical device used to receive numeric or short text messages.
The standard term for a pager. Literally 'pocket bell'. This is the most recognized word.
昔はポケットベルを持っている人が多かった。
In the past, many people had pagers.
Common abbreviation of ポケットベル. Very widely used in casual conversation.
Loanword from English 'pager'. Less common than ポケットベル, but understood, especially in technical contexts.
Formal, technical term meaning 'radio paging device'. Rarely used in everyday speech.
無線呼び出し機の電波が届かない場所があります。
There are places where the pager signal doesn't reach.
ポケベルにメッセージを送ってください。
Please send a message to my pager.
Some hospitals still use pagers.