出前(でまえ)

でまえ
noun
food delivery; home delivery of food
1. food delivery; delivery (of prepared food)
the service of delivering prepared food from a restaurant to a customer's location
寿司(すし)の出前(でまえ)を頼(たの)む。
To order sushi delivery.
出前(でまえ)は無料(むりょう)ですか。
Is delivery free?
雨(あめ)の日(ひ)は出前(でまえ)を取(と)ることが多(おお)い。
I often order delivery on rainy days.
この店(みせ)は出前(でまえ)もやっていますか。
Does this restaurant also do delivery?
忙(いそが)しいときは出前(でまえ)で済(す)ませることが多(おお)い。
When I'm busy, I often just get delivery.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 出前(でまえ)を頼(たの)む (to order delivery)
  • 出前(でまえ)を取(と)る (to get delivery)
  • 出前(でまえ)をする (to do delivery - from restaurant's perspective)

RELATED WORDS:

  • デリバリー (delivery - loanword)
  • 宅配(たくはい) (home delivery - broader term)
  • 配達(はいたつ) (delivery - general)
  • 持(も)ち帰(かえ)り (takeout)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Traditional 出前(でまえ) in Japan often involves food being delivered on reusable dishes (like soba delivery), which are later collected. Modern delivery apps have made 出前(でまえ) more common, often using the term デリバリー.

出前(でまえ)一丁(いっちょう)! is a traditional call meaning 'One delivery coming up!'

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Added 2026.1.25 16:33
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