タッチ決済(けっさい)

たっちけっさい
noun
contactless payment
1. contactless payment; tap-to-pay
A payment method where you hold a card or smartphone near a reader without inserting or swiping.
タッチ決済(けっさい)で払(はら)った。
I paid with contactless payment.
このカードはタッチ決済(けっさい)に対応(たいおう)している。
This card supports contactless payment.
コンビニではタッチ決済(けっさい)が使(つか)えるので、小銭(こぜに)を出(だ)さなくて済(す)む。
At convenience stores, you can use contactless payment, so you don't need to get out coins.

タッチ決済(けっさい) refers to contactless payment where you hold a card or smartphone near a reader to pay. A wasei-eigo compound combining English "touch" with 決済(けっさい) (settlement/payment).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • タッチ決済(けっさい)で払(はら)う: to pay by contactless
  • タッチ決済(けっさい)に対応(たいおう)する: to support contactless payment
  • タッチ決済(けっさい)が使(つか)える: contactless payment is available

SCOPE:
Covers NFC-based credit/debit cards, transportation IC cards (Suica, PASMO), and smartphone payment apps. The formal term is 非接触(ひせっしょく)決済(けっさい).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 電子(でんし)マネー: electronic money (broader category)
  • QRコード決済(けっさい): QR code payment (a different method)
  • 現金(げんきん)払(ばら)い: cash payment
  • キャッシュレス: cashless (the overall trend)
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Added 2026.2.3 15:49 · Revised 2026.4.2 16:40
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