開店(かいてん)

かいてん
noun, verb-suru
opening a store; store opening
1. opening a store; starting a business
The act of opening a new shop or business for the first time.
来月(らいげつ)開店(かいてん)する予定(よてい)だ。
We plan to open the store next month.
駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しいカフェが開店(かいてん)した。
A new café opened in front of the station.
長年(ながねん)の夢(ゆめ)だった自分(じぶん)の店(みせ)をついに開店(かいてん)することができた。
I was finally able to open my own shop, which had been my dream for many years.
2. opening for business (daily)
A store opening its doors for the day's business, as opposed to being closed.
開店(かいてん)は朝(あさ)10時(じ)です。
We open at 10 a.m.
開店(かいてん)前(まえ)から行列(ぎょうれつ)ができていた。
There was already a line before the store opened.
人気(にんき)のパン屋(や)は毎朝(まいあさ)開店(かいてん)と同時(どうじ)にお客(きゃく)さんが押(お)し寄(よ)せる。
At the popular bakery, customers flood in the moment it opens every morning.

USAGE:
開店(かいてん) has two related but distinct uses: (1) opening a new business for the first time, and (2) a store opening its doors each day. The context usually makes the meaning clear.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 開店(かいてん)する (to open a store)
  • 開店(かいてん)祝(いわ)い (opening celebration gift)
  • 開店(かいてん)時間(じかん) (opening time)
  • 開店(かいてん)セール (opening sale)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 開業(かいぎょう): opening a business (broader; includes offices, clinics, practices)
  • 開店(かいてん): opening a store (specifically retail shops and restaurants)
  • 閉店(へいてん): closing a store (the opposite of 開店(かいてん))
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Added 2026.3.2 16:40
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