非接触(ひせっしょく)

ひせっしょく
noun
contactless; non-contact
1. contactless; non-contact
Describes technology or methods that work without physical contact, such as contactless payment systems, sensors, or thermometers. Composed of 非(ひ) (non-) + 接触(せっしょく) (contact).
非接触(ひせっしょく)決済(けっさい)が使(つか)える。
Contactless payment is available.
非接触(ひせっしょく)型(がた)の体温計(たいおんけい)で熱(ねつ)を測(はか)った。
I took my temperature with a non-contact thermometer.
コロナ禍(か)をきっかけに、非接触(ひせっしょく)サービスが急速(きゅうそく)に普及(ふきゅう)した。
Triggered by the pandemic, contactless services spread rapidly.

USAGE:
非接触(ひせっしょく) functions as a noun that modifies other nouns, often with の or as a prefix: 非接触(ひせっしょく)決済(けっさい) (contactless payment), 非接触(ひせっしょく)型(がた) (non-contact type). It became widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic as contactless services expanded.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 非接触(ひせっしょく)決済(けっさい) (contactless payment)
  • 非接触(ひせっしょく)型(がた) (non-contact type)
  • 非接触(ひせっしょく)ICカード (contactless IC card)
  • 非接触(ひせっしょく)センサー (non-contact sensor)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 接触(せっしょく) means contact or touching.
  • タッチ決済(けっさい) is another term for contactless payment using loanword.
  • 非対面(ひたいめん) means without face-to-face interaction.
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Added 2026.3.8 19:10
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