also: フォーン · ホーン
noun
Loanword from English 'phone'. Used in modern Japanese for telephone, often in compound words like スマートフォン (smartphone) or 携帯電話 (mobile phone).
新しいフォンを買った。
I bought a new phone.
フォンが鳴っているよ。
The phone is ringing.
The native Japanese word for 'telephone', more formal and commonly used in official contexts. フォン is a casual loanword.
Specifically a smartphone; フォン is the general term for any phone.
Borrowed from English 'phone', a shortening of 'telephone'.