看 板 店(かんばんてん)

かんばんてん

noun

flagship store; signature shop; star establishment

1. flagship store; signature shop; star establishment

A shop or restaurant that serves as the representative or most prominent establishment in a group, area, or brand. The store that best represents the brand's identity.

この通(とお)りの看板店(かんばんてん)はあのラーメン屋(や)だ。

The star establishment on this street is that ramen shop.

商店街(しょうてんがい)の看板店(かんばんてん)が閉店(へいてん)して寂(さび)しくなった。

The shopping street's flagship store closed, and it became less lively.

この百貨店(ひゃっかてん)はブランドの看板店(かんばんてん)として知(し)られている。

This department store is known as the brand's flagship location.

A compound of 看板(かんばん) (signboard; figuratively, the face/representative of something) and 店(てん) (store). The concept of 看板(かんばん) in Japanese goes beyond a physical sign — it represents reputation and identity. A 看板店(かんばんてん) is the store that carries and represents that reputation.

Common collocations

地域(ちいき)の看板店(かんばんてん): the area's flagship store
商店街(しょうてんがい)の看板店(かんばんてん): the shopping street's signature shop
看板店(かんばんてん)を任(まか)される: to be entrusted as the flagship store

Related words

看板(かんばん): signboard; figuratively, the face/star of something
看板商品(かんばんしょうひん): flagship product, signature item
本店(ほんてん): main store, head office
フラッグシップ: flagship (loanword)

Related Words

Related: 看板商品(かんばんしょうひん) (flagship product, signature item)

Related: 本店(ほんてん) (main store, head office)

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