ウェブサイト
webusaito[β̞e̞bɯ̟sa̠ito̞]
The Japanese word for website is ウェブサイト (webusaito). Wiktionary also lists サイト (saito).
Meaning: a collection of pages on the World Wide Web (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ウェブサイト | webusaito | [β̞e̞bɯ̟sa̠ito̞] (narrow) |
| サイト | saito | [sa̠ito̞] (narrow) |
This noun refers to a collection of pages on the World Wide Web. While the full term is ウェブサイト, you will frequently encounter the shortened version サイト in everyday use.
What does it mean word for word?
In the term ウェブサイト, ウェブ represents web and サイト means site or website.
Which one should you use?
While ウェブサイト is the full term, the shortened form サイト is much more common in daily conversation.
How do you pronounce it?
webusaito
When do people say it?
Japanese speakers often use ホームページ (hōmupēji) to refer to a single website or a company's main website, even though it literally means 'homepage'.
Did you know?
- When referring to a 'site' in a non-digital sense, such as a construction site, Japanese uses different kanji characters rather than the katakana サイト.
- English speakers often use 'site' to refer to construction, but in Japanese, サイト (saito) is almost exclusively reserved for digital or internet-related contexts.
- Because サイト (saito) is a shortened form, using it in very formal business writing might feel slightly too casual compared to using the full ウェブサイト (webusaito).
Examples in context
- 検索サイトは普段何を使ってる？What website do you usually use for searching?This sentence is useful for using the form サイト when asking about search engine preferences.Tatoeba #2951459 by tommy_san, translation #9990441 by tsp_2
- このサイトなんでこんなに遅いの？Why is this website so slow?This sentence is useful for using the form サイト when commenting on a website's speed.Tatoeba #8596660 by bunbuku, translation #7818405 by CK
- Tatoebaは、翻訳サイトです。Tatoeba is a translation website.This sentence is useful for using the form サイト to identify a type of website.Tatoeba #10212490 by small_snow, translation #1819363 by Amastan
- はい、あります。こちらが私のホームページです。
(Hai, arimasu. Kochira ga watashi no hoomu peji desu.)Yes, I do. Here is my homepage. - ホームページよりもブログの方が好きかな。特に料理系のブログがお気に入りだよ。
(Hoomu peji yori mo burogu no hou ga suki kana. Toku ni ryouri-kei no burogu ga okiniiri da yo.)I prefer blogs over homepages. I'm particularly fond of cooking blogs. - 39 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
阳太 and 阳葵 are looking at a laptop together.
- 陽太 Yotaこのウェブサイト、すごくおしゃれだね。Kono uebusaito, sugoku oshare dane.This website is really stylish, isn't it?
- 陽葵 Himari本当だね。写真がとても綺麗だよ。Hontou dane. Shashin ga totemo kirei dayo.It really is. The photos are very beautiful.
- 陽太 Yota陽葵の好きなデザインかな？Himari no sukina dezain kana?I wonder if it's the kind of design you like, Himari?
- 陽葵 Himariうん、すごく気に入ったよ！Un, sugoku kiniitta yo!Yes, I really like it!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “website” translations and entries ウェブサイト, サイト, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
