(かぐてん)

かぐてん
noun
furniture shop; furniture store
1. furniture shop; furniture store
A retail store that sells furniture such as desks, chairs, beds, and shelves.
家具店(かぐてん)(つくえ)()った。
I bought a desk at a furniture store.
駅前(えきまえ)(おお)きな家具店(かぐてん)がある。
There is a large furniture store in front of the station.
()()しの(まえ)家具店(かぐてん)何軒(なんけん)(まわ)って、ソファを(えら)んだ。
Before moving, I visited several furniture stores and chose a sofa.

A compound of 家具(かぐ) (furniture) and (てん) (shop/store). This follows the standard Japanese pattern of combining a product category with (てん) to name a type of shop.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 家具店(かぐてん)()う: to buy at a furniture store
  • 家具店(かぐてん)(まわ)る: to visit furniture stores
  • 大型(おおがた)家具店(かぐてん): large-scale furniture store
  • 老舗(しにせ)家具店(かぐてん): long-established furniture shop

RELATED TERMS:

  • 家具(かぐ): furniture
  • 家具屋(かぐや): furniture shop (more colloquial variant using ())
  • 家電量販店(かでんりょうはんてん): electronics retail store