宅配(たくはい)ピザ

宅配(たくはい)ピザ means delivery pizza — pizza ordered for home delivery.

Forms

宅配(たくはい) (home delivery) + ピザ (pizza). 宅配(たくはい) itself is 宅(たく) (home) + 配(はい) (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(たくはい)ピザを頼(たの)む: to order delivery pizza
• 宅配(たくはい)ピザ屋(や): delivery pizza shop
• 宅配(たくはい)ピザのチラシ: delivery pizza flyer

Related words

• デリバリー: delivery (general loanword)
• 出前(でまえ): food delivery (traditional Japanese term, used for soba, sushi, etc.)
• テイクアウト: takeout

宅配(たくはい)ピザ uses the modern 宅配(たくはい) system, while 出前(でまえ) evokes the traditional delivery from local restaurants.