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online shopping; e-commerce
the buying and selling of goods or services over the internet
ネット通販で注文した。
I ordered it through online shopping.
ネット通販は便利だが、届くまで時間がかかる。
Online shopping is convenient, but it takes time for things to arrive.
最近は食料品もネット通販で買える時代になった。
Nowadays, we've entered an era where even groceries can be bought through online shopping.
A compound of ネット (internet) and 通販 (mail order, abbreviation of 通信販売). Refers specifically to shopping conducted over the internet, as opposed to traditional catalog or phone-based mail order.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ネット通販で買う: to buy online
- ネット通販サイト: online shopping site
- ネット通販の利用: use of online shopping
- ネット通販大手: major online retailer
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 通信販売: mail-order sales — the formal, full term for all distance selling
- 通販: mail order — abbreviation, covers both online and traditional methods
- ネットショッピング: online shopping — a more casual loanword synonym
- EC (イーシー): e-commerce — used more in business contexts
USAGE:
In everyday Japanese, ネット通販 is the most natural way to refer to online shopping in a semi-formal context. ネットショッピング is also used but sounds slightly more casual.