ウェブサイト

うぇぶさいと
noun
website
1. website
A collection of web pages accessible via the internet, typically identified by a common domain name.
ウェブサイト(つく)
To create a website.
Please look at the company's website.
That website doesn't seem to have been updated in a long time.

ウェブサイト is a direct loanword from English "website." In everyday Japanese, it is often shortened to サイト.

ALTERNATE FORMS:

  • サイト: shortened form, very common in casual use
  • ホームページ: in Japanese, this often means "website" (not just the home page), especially among older speakers

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

USAGE:
ウェブサイト sounds slightly more formal or precise than サイト. In spoken Japanese, サイト is more common. ホームページ is still widely used, especially in business and by non-technical speakers.