電 子 商 取 引(でんししょうとりひき)

でんししょうとりひき

noun

electronic commerce; e-commerce

1. electronic commerce; e-commerce

The buying and selling of goods and services over the internet or other electronic networks. The formal Japanese term for online business transactions.

電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき)の市場(しじょう)。

The e-commerce market.

電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき)の規模(きぼ)は年々(ねんねん)拡大(かくだい)している。

The scale of e-commerce is expanding year by year.

政府(せいふ)は電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき)に関(かん)する法律(ほうりつ)の整備(せいび)を進(すす)めている。

The government is advancing the development of laws related to e-commerce.

Composed of 電子(でんし) (electronic) and 商取引(しょうとりひき) (commercial transaction). A formal term used in legal, economic, and business contexts. In everyday Japanese, the English loanword Eコマース or the phrase ネット通販(つうはん) (online shopping) is much more common. The formal term is often seen in government reports, academic papers, and news articles that focus on the industry as a whole.

Common collocations

電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき)市場(しじょう): the e-commerce market
電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき)の拡大(かくだい): expansion of e-commerce
電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき)事業者(じぎょうしゃ): e-commerce business operator
国境(こっきょう)を越(こ)えた電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき): cross-border e-commerce

Similar words

Eコマース: e-commerce — everyday loanword, widely used
ネット通販(つうはん): online mail-order shopping — consumer-facing, common in casual speech
オンライン販売(はんばい): online sales — from the seller's perspective
通信販売(つうしんはんばい): mail-order sales — broader term including non-internet methods

Related Words

Compare: ネット通販(つうはん) (online mail-order shopping)

Compare: 通信販売(つうしんはんばい) (mail-order sales)

Compare: オンライン取引(とりひき) (online transaction)

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