テイクアウト

• 読み: テイクアウト
• ローマ字: teiku auto
• 漢字の分解: From English 'takeout' / 'take out'
• 発音: /te.i.ku a.u.to/

意味

Takeout — getting food to go rather than eating at the restaurant.

テイクアウト became an explosively common word during the COVID-19 pandemic, when restaurants across Japan rapidly added takeout options to survive lockdown-era restrictions. While the word existed before, it entered everyday Japanese at an unprecedented level from 2020 onwards. Many restaurants that never offered takeout began doing so, and the reduced tax rate for テイクアウト (8% vs 10% for dining in) made it financially attractive too.

例文

1. 今日は疲れたからテイクアウトにしよう。
2. あの店、テイクアウトだと少し安くなるんだよ。
3. コロナ以降テイクアウトできる店がめっちゃ増えたよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: restaurants, daily life, convenience

トーン: neutral, practical

正しい言い方

• テイクアウトできますか？ (Can I get this to go?)
• テイクアウトのほうが税率安いよ。 (Takeout has a lower tax rate.)

避ける言い方

• テイクアウト is appropriate in all contexts — a standard service term

よくある間違い

• Saying テイクアウト at convenience stores — they already package everything to go; the term is used for restaurants

起源と歴史

From English 'takeout' or 'take out.' While known before, it became ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) as restaurants nationwide added takeout services.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-existing but exploded during COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Post-pandemic, テイクアウト is now a standard option at most restaurants.