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
Could you answer the phone for me?
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
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
TV/VCR combo; TV with built-in video recorder
From English 'tele-', 'telephone', and 'television'. The prefix and abbreviations entered Japanese as loanwords.
telemark turn
telecast; television broadcast
TV shopping; television shopping
telescan
telescope
teletext
teletex