ピックアップ
ぴっくあっぷ
noun / suru verb
pickup; selection, highlighting
1.
selection, highlighting, featuring
The act of selecting or highlighting specific items, people, or topics from a larger group. Commonly used in media, marketing, and recommendations.
今週のピックアップ商品はこちらです。
Here are this week's featured products.
注目のニュースをピックアップした。
I picked out noteworthy news stories.
編集部が厳選した記事をピックアップしてお届けします。
We bring you articles carefully selected by our editorial team.
2.
pickup, collecting someone
Going to pick up or collect a person, especially by car. Also used for pickup trucks.
空港までピックアップしてもらった。
Someone picked me up at the airport.
ホテルのピックアップサービスを利用した。
I used the hotel's pickup service.
駅までピックアップに行くから、着いたら連絡して。
I'll come pick you up at the station, so let me know when you arrive.
Borrowed from English "pick up." The selection/featuring sense is the more common usage in Japanese media and marketing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ピックアップする (to pick out, to highlight)
- ピックアップ商品 (featured product)
- ピックアップ記事 (featured article)
- ピックアップトラック (pickup truck)
USAGE NOTES:
In Japanese, the "selection/featuring" sense is used more frequently than in English. Websites, shops, and media regularly use ピックアップ to mean "selected recommendations" or "editor's picks." The physical "pick someone up" sense is also common but less dominant.