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留守番電話 (るすばんでんわ) — answering machine | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
留守番電話

留守番電話

留る守す番ばん電でん話わ

answering machine

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るすばんでんわ

Noun

1.

answering machine, answerphone

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 54

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

と.める・と.まる・とど.める・とど.まる・るうぶる…(3)

detain・fasten・halt・stop

まも.る・まも.り・もり・-もり・かみ…(6)

guard・protect・defend・obey

つが.い…(3)

turn・number in a series

はな.す・はなし…(1)

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