Meaning

Primary

Mail Order

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

Things you sell that pass through the world to get to you are probably mail order. You order them and they get zoomed off to you, passing through all kinds of space to arrive at your door.

Reading

つうはん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

通販のカタログが届いた。

The mail order catalog arrived.

今まで通販で買い物したことないけど、ちょっとやってみるよ。

I’ve never bought anything through mail order before, but I’ll give it a shot.

何度もクレームが発生したんで、ネットショップで通販するのはやめました。

I got complaints so many times that I quit my mail-order online shop.

Kanji Composition