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
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