カスタマーサポート

かすたまーさぽーと
noun
customer support; customer service
1. customer support; customer service
A service or department that assists customers with questions, problems, complaints, and technical issues related to a product or service.
カスタマーサポートに電話(でんわ)した。
I called customer support.
カスタマーサポートの対応(たいおう)がとても丁寧(ていねい)だった。
The customer support response was very polite.
商品(しょうひん)不具合(ふぐあい)があったので、カスタマーサポートに()()わせて交換(こうかん)してもらった。
There was a defect in the product, so I contacted customer support and had it exchanged.

A loanword from English 'customer support.' Often abbreviated to カスタマー or CS in business contexts. Japanese customer service is internationally renowned for its thoroughness and politeness, and カスタマーサポート departments typically offer multiple contact channels including phone, email, chat, and increasingly LINE.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • カスタマーサポートに連絡(れんらく)する: to contact customer support
  • カスタマーサポート窓口(まどぐち): customer support desk/contact point
  • カスタマーサポート担当(たんとう): customer support representative
  • 24時間(にじゅうよじかん)カスタマーサポート: 24-hour customer support

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 顧客(こきゃく)サービス: customer service — more formal, Japanese-loanword hybrid
  • 客様(きゃくさま)サポート: customer support — uses the honorific Japanese term for customer
  • ヘルプデスク: help desk — often more technical in focus
  • ()()わせ窓口(まどぐち): inquiry desk — generic contact point for questions