通 販(つうはん)

つうはん

noun

mail order; online shopping

1. mail order; online shopping; distance selling

Abbreviated form of 通信販売(つうしんはんばい) (distance selling). Originally referred to catalog-based mail order, but now primarily refers to online shopping through websites and apps.

通販(つうはん)で靴(くつ)を買(か)った。

I bought shoes online.

この商品(しょうひん)は通販(つうはん)でしか買(か)えない。

This product can only be purchased through online shopping.

最近(さいきん)は通販(つうはん)で食料品(しょくりょうひん)まで届(とど)けてもらえるので、買(か)い物(もの)に出(で)かける回数(かいすう)が減(へ)った。

Lately, you can even get groceries delivered through online shopping, so I go out to shop less often.

Usage

Short for 通信販売(つうしんはんばい). In modern Japanese, 通販(つうはん) almost always refers to online shopping through websites like Amazon or Rakuten. The full form 通信販売(つうしんはんばい) sounds more formal and is used in legal or business contexts.

Common collocations

通販(つうはん)サイト (online shopping site)
通販(つうはん)で買(か)う (to buy online)
通販(つうはん)で届(とど)く (to arrive via online order)
テレビ通販(つうはん) (TV shopping)
ネット通販(つうはん) (internet shopping)

Similar words

ネットショッピング: online shopping — borrowed English term, same meaning
通信販売(つうしんはんばい): distance selling — the unabbreviated, more formal form

Related Words

Compare: ネットショッピング (online shopping)

Related: お取(と)り寄(よ)せ (mail order)

Related: ネット通販(つうはん) (online shopping)

Compare: オンラインショッピング (online shopping)

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