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cashless payment; non-cash payment; electronic payment
Any form of payment that does not involve physical cash — including credit cards, debit cards, electronic money (Suica, PayPay, etc.), QR code payments, and other digital payment methods.
キャッシュレス決済に対応していますか。
Do you accept cashless payment?
最近はキャッシュレス決済で支払うことが多い。
Lately I often pay with cashless methods.
この店はキャッシュレス決済専用で、現金は使えません。
This store is cashless-only — you can't use cash.
A compound of the English loanword キャッシュレス (cashless) and the Japanese word 決済 (payment, settlement). The term has become extremely common in Japan since the late 2010s as the government promoted digital payment adoption.
Japan was historically a cash-heavy society, but キャッシュレス決済 has spread rapidly through services like PayPay, Suica/PASMO, LINE Pay, and d-払い. Many stores now display signs indicating which cashless methods they accept.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- キャッシュレス決済に対応する: to support cashless payment
- キャッシュレス決済比率: cashless payment ratio
- キャッシュレス決済専用: cashless-only
- キャッシュレス決済を導入する: to introduce cashless payment
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 電子マネー: electronic money — specific type (Suica, nanaco, etc.)
- QRコード決済: QR code payment — specific method
- 現金払い: cash payment — the traditional alternative
- 決済: payment, settlement — the broader concept