Abbreviation of ネットワーク. Used for computer, broadcast, or social networks.
See also: ネットワーク
I searched for a recipe online.
The company network is down.
Abbreviation of インターネット. Very common in everyday speech.
See also: インターネット
ネットで調べてみるよ。
I'll look it up on the Internet.
Physical netting: hairnet, tennis net, fishing net, etc.
テニスのネットが破れている。
The tennis net is torn.
Used in commercial contexts for net amounts after deductions.
表示価格はネット価格です。
The displayed price is the net price.
スマホがネットに接続できない。
My phone can't connect to the internet.
The internet is slow at this hotel.
We put up the net on the court.
We exchanged opinions online.
網 is the native Japanese word for a physical net or mesh, while ネット is the borrowed English term used especially for sports or hair nets.
ネット is the casual, general word for 'the internet' as a whole, whereas オンライン describes the state of being actively connected to it.
ネット is a broader term for net or netting, while メッシュ specifically emphasizes a fine, regular grid-like weave or pattern.
cyberstalker; online stalker
online news; internet news · netnews; Usenet
on the net; online
Internet charge; Internet fee
Loanword from English 'net', used as an abbreviation for インターネット and ネットワーク, as well as for physical nets and net amounts.
netizen; Internet user
Internet slang
subnet
telnet
net in (tennis); netball falling in
internet broadcast; webcast
social networking; socializing online