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TEL.

teru · teru suru

telephone

3 characters日本語 language

Meaning & usage

nounteru[te̞ɾɯ̟]

  1. telephone

  2. telephone number

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English tel.

verbteru suru[te̞ɾɯ̟]

  1. to call (contact by telephone)

    informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English tel.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.