デパート

でぱーと
noun
department store
1. department store
A large retail store selling a wide variety of goods on multiple floors. From English 'department store.'
デパートで服(ふく)を買(か)いました。
I bought clothes at the department store.
デパートの地下(ちか)には食品(しょくひん)売(う)り場(ば)があります。
There's a food section in the department store basement.
このデパートは10時(じ)に開(あ)きます。
This department store opens at 10 o'clock.

デパート is a loanword from English 'department store' - a large multi-floor retail store selling various goods.

JAPANESE DEPARTMENT STORES:

Typical floor layout:

  • B1-B2 (デパ地下(ちか)): Food halls with gourmet items
  • 1F: Cosmetics, accessories
  • Middle floors: Fashion, housewares
  • Top floors: Restaurants, event spaces

FAMOUS CHAINS:

  • 三越(みつこし): Mitsukoshi
  • 伊勢丹(いせたん): Isetan
  • 高島屋(たかしまや): Takashimaya
  • 大丸(だいまる): Daimaru
  • 阪急(はんきゅう): Hankyu

SLANG:
デパ地下(ちか) (depa-chika): department store basement food hall - famous for high-quality prepared foods and gift items

COMPARISON:

  • デパート: department store (upscale)
  • スーパー: supermarket
  • ショッピングモール: shopping mall
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Added 2026.1.7 21:04 · Revised 2026.2.22 11:51
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