ライブ配信(はいしん)

A compound of ライブ ('live') and 配信(はいしん) ('distribution, broadcast'). Used as a する-verb (ライブ配信(はいしん)する) to mean 'to live-stream,' or as a passive receiving verb (ライブ配信(はいしん)される) to describe something being streamed.

Common collocations

• ライブ配信(はいしん)をする: to do a live stream
• ライブ配信(はいしん)を見(み)る: to watch a live stream
• ライブ配信(はいしん)される: to be live-streamed
• ライブ配信(はいしん)中(ちゅう): currently live-streaming
• ライブ配信(はいしん)アプリ: live-streaming app
• ライブ配信(はいしん)者(しゃ): live streamer; person doing a live broadcast

Similar words

• 生配信(なまはいしん): live stream — a more Japanese-style synonym of ライブ配信(はいしん), very common in everyday speech
• 生中継(なまちゅうけい): live broadcast — used for traditional TV/radio live coverage (news, sports)
• 配信(はいしん): distribution, online broadcast — the broader term, including both live and on-demand
• 動画配信(どうがはいしん): video streaming/distribution — usually on-demand video rather than live

Usage

ライブ配信(はいしん)者(しゃ) and the loanword ストリーマー are both used to refer to people who live stream. The act of live streaming oneself is often called ライブ配信(はいしん)する or the more casual 生配信(なまはいしん)する.