Japanese

スマホ

スマホ
Meaning: smartphone; phone
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

ス
マ
ホ

Example sentences

Nowadays, you can look up anything on a smartphone.
毎日スマホを使っている
I use my smartphone every day.
片手でスマホを操作するのは慣れるまで難しい。
Operating a smartphone with one hand is difficult until you get used to it.
スマホの設定を変更した。
I changed the settings of my smartphone.
今ではスマホがなくてはならない存在だ。
Nowadays, smartphones are an indispensable presence.
彼は怒りでスマホを床に叩きつけた。
He slammed his smartphone onto the floor in anger.
スマホをリーダーにかざす。
Hold your smartphone over the reader.
会議中に突然、スマホに着信があった。
Suddenly, there was an incoming call on my smartphone during the meeting.
スマホのマップを頼りに、目的のカフェを探した。
Relying on the smartphone's map, I looked for the cafe I was heading to.
スマホに新しいアプリをインストールした。
I installed a new app on my smartphone.

Usage Notes

A very common abbreviation for 'smartphone' (sumātohon).

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