販売機(はんばいき)

はんばいき
noun
vending machine; sales machine
1. vending machine
A machine that automatically dispenses items such as drinks, food, or tickets after a customer inserts money or uses electronic payment.
販売機(はんばいき)でジュースを買(か)った。
I bought juice from a vending machine.
駅(えき)の前(まえ)に自動(じどう)販売機(はんばいき)がある。
There's a vending machine in front of the station.
最近(さいきん)の販売機(はんばいき)は電子(でんし)マネーやQRコードで支払(しはら)いができるものが増(ふ)えている。
More and more recent vending machines accept electronic money and QR code payments.

Short for 自動販売機(じどうはんばいき) (automatic vending machine). Japan is famous for its high density of vending machines — over 4 million nationwide — selling everything from drinks and snacks to hot meals, flowers, and even official documents.

In everyday speech, 自販機(じはんき) is the most common shortened form. 販売機(はんばいき) by itself is slightly more formal and appears more in written contexts and compound terms.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自動(じどう)販売機(はんばいき): automatic vending machine (full form)
  • 飲料(いんりょう)販売機(はんばいき): beverage vending machine
  • 食品(しょくひん)販売機(はんばいき): food vending machine
  • 券売機(けんばいき): ticket vending machine

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 自動販売機(じどうはんばいき): automatic vending machine — the full formal term
  • 自販機(じはんき): vending machine — the most common colloquial abbreviation
  • 券売機(けんばいき): ticket machine — specifically for purchasing tickets
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