Question

携 たずさ.える、たずさ.わる 携帯(けいたい): (1) something carried (in the hand); handheld (2) mobile telephone; cell phone提携(ていけい): cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up携わる(たずさわる): to engage in; to participate; to take part S 手: hand隽: superior; outstanding; talented 手 4 (none) portable Because they have no fingers, turkeys must use their fists when dialing on a portable phone.

Accepted Answer

ケイ portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along 1 1017 13 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic This character is the "kei" in "keitai" (cell phone), a word you will no doubt hear often in Japan, since everyone has one. Imagine you´ve just arrived in Japan, but don´t have a cell phone yet, so instead you´re carrying around a portable turkey you can hold in your fist. To dial a number, just poke it with your fingers. 687

Kanji	携
Onyomi	ケイ
Kunyomi	たずさ.える、たずさ.わる
English	portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along
Examples	携帯(けいたい): (1) something carried (in the hand); handheld (2) mobile telephone; cell phone 提携(ていけい): cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up 携わる(たずさわる): to engage in; to participate; to take part
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1017
Components	手: hand 隽: superior; outstanding; talented
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	portable
Koohii Story 1	This character is the "kei" in "keitai" (cell phone), a word you will no doubt hear often in Japan, since everyone has one. Imagine you´ve just arrived in Japan, but don´t have a cell phone yet, so instead you´re carrying around a portable turkey you can hold in your fist. To dial a number, just poke it with your fingers.
Koohii Story 2	Because they have no fingers, turkeys must use their fists when dialing on a portable phone.
RTK Index	687

Portable Cell Phone Japan 携 ケイ たずさ.える、たずさ.わる Carry

Portable Cell Phone Japan 携ケイたずさ.える、たずさ.わる Carry