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shopping
The activity of going to stores to buy things. Often used with the verb する to form 'to go shopping'.
買い物 is a compound noun from 買う (to buy) + 物 (thing).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 買い物に行く: to go shopping
- 買い物をする: to do shopping
- 買い物から帰る: to return from shopping
COMPOUNDS:
- 買い物かご: shopping basket
- 買い物リスト: shopping list
- 買い物袋: shopping bag
- 買い物客: shopper, customer
TYPES:
- ネットショッピング/オンラインショッピング: online shopping
- ウィンドウショッピング: window shopping
- 衝動買い: impulse buying