tele-
Prefix used in loanwords such as テレフォン (telephone) and テレビジョン (television). Not freely productive in Japanese.
Loanwords with 'tele-' include telephone and telepathy.
Abbreviation of テレフォン. Casual and somewhat dated; 電話 is the standard word.
See also: テレホン
Abbreviation of テレビジョン. Casual and somewhat dated; テレビ is the standard abbreviation.
See also: テレビジョン
Could you answer the phone for me?
Back in the day, we used to watch baseball on TV.
テレホン is the fuller loanword for telephone that テレ abbreviates, though both are now old-fashioned next to 電話.
テレビジョン is the full loanword for television that テレ abbreviates, but it now sounds formal or old-fashioned compared to テレビ.
Nippon Television Network
TV Asahi (abbreviation)
teleport · teleportation
television
telework; telecommuting; remote work
telekinesis
teletype; teleprinter
NTT unmetered telephone service
telegraph
From English 'tele-', 'telephone', and 'television'. The prefix and abbreviations entered Japanese as loanwords.
TV/VCR combo; TV with built-in video recorder
telemark turn
telecast; television broadcast
TV shopping; television shopping
telescan
telescope
teletext
teletex