ホームページ
also: ホーム・ページ
Meanings
1
home page; homepage
Refers to the main or starting page of a website or browser. In Japanese, it can also mean a personal website or a site's top page.
We renewed our company's home page.
When you open the browser, the home page is displayed first.
2
Sometimes used loosely to mean any single page on the web, though ウェブページ is more precise.
See also: ウェブページ
This web page has a lot of useful information.
3
In casual Japanese, ホームページ often refers to an entire website, especially a personal or small-scale site. ウェブサイト is more technically accurate.
See also: ウェブサイト
My friend made his own website.
Usage patterns
- ホームページを開設するto set up / launch a website
We launched the company's new website.
- ホームページを更新するto update a website
I update the website every week.
- ホームページにアクセスするto access a website
I couldn't access that website.
- ホームページを閲覧するto browse a website
I browsed the school's website on my phone.