スーパー

すーぱー
noun
supermarket
1. supermarket
A self-service store selling food and household items. Short for スーパーマーケット.
スーパーで野菜(やさい)を買(か)いました。
I bought vegetables at the supermarket.
このスーパーは夜(よる)10時(じ)まで開(あ)いています。
This supermarket is open until 10 PM.
スーパーは駅(えき)の隣(となり)にあります。
The supermarket is next to the station.
スーパーの特売日(とくばいび)には早(はや)く行(い)かないと人(ひと)が多(おお)いです。
You have to go early on supermarket sale days because there are many people.
閉店(へいてん)前(まえ)のスーパーでお弁当(べんとう)が安(やす)くなります。
Bento boxes get cheaper at the supermarket before closing time.

スーパー is the common abbreviation of スーパーマーケット (supermarket). The full form is rarely used in conversation.

CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese supermarkets often discount prepared foods (弁当(べんとう), 惣菜(そうざい)) in the evening before closing, typically marked with 割引(わりびき) stickers showing 20-50% off.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:42 · Revised 2026.3.25 23:52
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