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

Kanji
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
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

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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