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ギフトカード Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ギフトカード

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Meanings

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gift card; gift certificate

A prepaid card or certificate given as a present, usable at specific stores or services.

誕たん生じょう日びに友とも達だちからギフトカードをもらった。

I received a gift card from a friend for my birthday.

このギフトカードは全ぜん国こくのコンビニで使つかえます。

This gift card can be used at convenience stores nationwide.

Related words

商しょう品ひん券けん
商品券 is a paper gift certificate, often for a specific store or department store, while ギフトカード is typically a plastic card usable at a wider range of places.
プリペイドカード
プリペイドカード is a general prepaid card, not necessarily given as a gift; ギフトカード is specifically intended as a present.

Built from

ギフト+カード

Written forms

ギフト・カード
- ギフトカード
  Variant with an interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
- ギフト・カード

Etymology

Loanword from English 'gift card'.