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電子手帳 (でんしてちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん子し手て帳ちょう

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Meanings

1

electronic organizer; personal digital assistant

A handheld electronic device for managing schedules, contacts, and notes; common before smartphones became widespread.

昔むかしは電でん子し手て

帳ちょう

で

スケジュール

を

管かん

理り

し

て

い

た

。

I used to manage my schedule with an electronic organizer.

Kanji

電electricity
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
手hand
帳notebook, account book, album

Related words

スマートフォン
A modern smartphone that has largely replaced dedicated electronic organizers.
PDA
An English-derived term for a personal digital assistant, similar in function but less common in Japanese than 電子手帳.

Built from

電でん子し+手て帳ちょう

Etymology

Compound of 電子 (electronic) and 手帳 (notebook), literally 'electronic notebook'.