Etymology
宅配 (home delivery) + ピザ (pizza). 宅配 itself is 宅 (home) + 配 (distribution).
Usage
Major chains like ドミノピザ, ピザーラ, and ピザハット are popular in Japan. Online ordering and app-based discounts are common. Delivery pizza flyers (チラシ) in mailboxes are a familiar sight.
Common collocations
- 宅配ピザを頼む: to order delivery pizza
- 宅配ピザ屋: delivery pizza shop
- 宅配ピザのチラシ: delivery pizza flyer
Related words
- デリバリー: delivery (general loanword)
- 出前: food delivery (traditional Japanese term, used for soba, sushi, etc.); 宅配ピザ is the modern chain-store version
- テイクアウト: takeout