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携帯用 (keitaiyou) Japanese meaning: portable | Kotomora

携けい帯たい用よう

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Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

portable; mobile; for carrying

Used as a noun or no-adjective to describe items designed to be carried around, such as portable devices, travel-sized goods, or mobile equipment.

携けい帯たい用ようの充じゅう電でん器きを

持も

ち

歩ある

い

て

いる

。

I carry a portable charger with me.

この辞じ書しょは携けい帯たい用ように小こ型がた化かされている。

This dictionary is miniaturized for portability.

Usage patterns

携けい帯たい用ようの〈物もの〉a portable version of X
携けい帯たい用ようの充じゅう電でん器きをバッグに入いれた。
I put a portable charger in my bag.
〈物もの〉を携けい帯たい用ようにするto make something into a portable-sized version
大おおきい傘かさを携けい帯たい用ように折おりたたんだ。
I folded the large umbrella into a portable-sized one.

Kanji

携portable, carry (in hand), armed with
帯sash, belt, obi
用utilize, business, service

Related words

携けい帯たいN3
携帯 broadly means carrying something with you (or casually 'mobile phone'), while 携帯用 specifically modifies another noun to mean 'designed for portable use'.
ポータブル
ポータブル is a loanword for 'portable' typically used with electronics, while 携帯用 is a native compound that can describe any item made for carrying.
ポケットサイズ
携帯用 means designed to be carried around, while ポケットサイズ makes the stronger claim that it fits in a pocket.

Opposites

据すえ置おき型がた
据え置き型 describes things meant to stay fixed in one place, the opposite of 携帯用 items designed to be carried around.

Built from

携けい帯たい+用よう

Etymology

Compound of 携帯 (けいたい, 'carrying with one') and 用 (よう, 'for the purpose of'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word follows a common pattern for forming purpose-oriented nouns.