デリバリー

でりばりー
noun, suru verb
delivery
1. delivery (of food or goods)
The service of bringing food or products directly to a customer's location.
デリバリーでピザを頼(たの)んだ。
I ordered pizza for delivery.
今日(きょう)は疲(つか)れたからデリバリーにしよう。
I'm tired today, so let's order delivery.
このアプリでいろいろなレストランのデリバリーが注文(ちゅうもん)できる。
You can order delivery from various restaurants through this app.

LOANWORD:
From English 'delivery.'

JAPANESE EQUIVALENTS:

  • 配達(はいたつ) (delivery - general term)
  • 出前(でまえ) (food delivery - traditional term)

REGISTER:
Neutral to casual. Very common in modern Japanese, especially for food delivery.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • デリバリーを頼(たの)む (to order delivery)
  • デリバリーサービス (delivery service)
  • フードデリバリー (food delivery)
  • デリバリー専門(せんもん) (delivery-only)

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Food delivery apps like Uber Eats and 出前館(でまえかん) have made デリバリー extremely popular in Japan. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated this trend.

Related Words

Synonym: 配達(はいたつ)
Synonym: 出前(でまえ)
Contrast: テイクアウト
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Added 2026.1.17 13:29 · Revised 2026.2.3 23:48
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