自動販売(じどうはんばい)

じどうはんばい
noun
automatic vending; vending machine sales
1. automatic vending; vending machine sales
The automated selling of goods through machines, without the need for a human clerk.
自動販売機(じどうはんばいき)で水(みず)を買(か)った。
I bought water from a vending machine.
駅(えき)には自動販売機(じどうはんばいき)がたくさんある。
There are many vending machines at the station.
日本(にほん)の自動販売(じどうはんばい)の市場(しじょう)は世界(せかい)でもトップクラスで、飲料(いんりょう)だけでなく食品(しょくひん)や日用品(にちようひん)まで扱(あつか)っている。
Japan's vending machine market is among the top in the world, handling not only beverages but also food and daily necessities.

A compound of 自動(じどう) (automatic) and 販売(はんばい) (sales). Almost always encountered in the compound 自動販売機(じどうはんばいき) (vending machine), often abbreviated to 自販機(じはんき) in casual speech.

Japan is famous for its extraordinarily high density of vending machines — roughly one for every 23 people. They sell everything from drinks and snacks to hot meals, umbrellas, and even fresh flowers.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自動販売機(じどうはんばいき): vending machine
  • 自販機(じはんき): vending machine (abbreviation)
  • 自動販売(じどうはんばい)コーナー: vending machine area
  • 飲料(いんりょう)自動販売機(じどうはんばいき): beverage vending machine

RELATED TERMS:

  • 販売(はんばい): sales; selling
  • 自動(じどう): automatic
  • 対面販売(たいめんはんばい): face-to-face sales (the opposite concept)
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