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通信販売

Reading

Kana: つうしんはんばい
Romaji: tsuushinhanbai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
adj-no
1

mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service; on-line shopping service (with delivery by mail)

Kanji

通
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
信
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
販
Reading: ハン
Meanings: marketing, sell, trade
売
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell

Example Sentence

通信(つうしん)販売(はんばい)がダイレクト・マーケティングの主(おも)な形態(けいたい)である。
➥Mail order is the main form of direct marketing.
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