Japanese Abbreviated and Contracted Words - Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Japanese Original word Japanese Meaning
bukatsu 部活 bukatsudō 部活動 after-school club (extracurricular) activity
shāshin シャー芯 shāpupen no shin シャープペンの芯 (in colloquial language) lead of a mechanical pencil
kētai 携帯 kētaidenwa 携帯電話 Mobile phone

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