September 18, 2003 | Category: Mobile
Urs tried to find out the original meaning of the word "KEITAI" / 携帯【けいたい】
携帯: KEITAI = (1) carrying something; (2) mobile telephone (abbr); (P) which uses the above kanji
携: KEI, tazusa(eru), tazusa(waru) = portable; carry (in hand); armed with; bring along
帯: TAI, obi(ru), obi = sash, belt, obi, zone
To find out things like this, I usually use these cool Japanese resources:
Japanese-English Dictionary
Kanji Dictionary (Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server)
携帯: KEITAI = (1) carrying something; (2) mobile telephone (abbr); (P) which uses the above kanji
携: KEI, tazusa(eru), tazusa(waru) = portable; carry (in hand); armed with; bring along
帯: TAI, obi(ru), obi = sash, belt, obi, zone
To find out things like this, I usually use these cool Japanese resources:
Japanese-English Dictionary
Kanji Dictionary (Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Server)
