ショッピングモール
しょっぴんぐもーる
noun
shopping mall
1.
shopping mall; shopping center
A large indoor commercial complex housing many retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment facilities under one roof. Often shortened to モール in casual speech.
駅前に大きなショッピングモールがある。
There's a big shopping mall in front of the station.
週末はショッピングモールが家族連れで混む。
On weekends the shopping mall is crowded with families.
郊外にできた新しいショッピングモールには映画館やフードコートも入っている。
The new shopping mall built in the suburbs has a movie theater and a food court too.
From English "shopping mall." Refers to large indoor shopping complexes, typically anchored by a department store or supermarket and including restaurants, cinemas, and a food court. Often shortened to モール.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ショッピングモールに行く: to go to a shopping mall
- 大型ショッピングモール: large shopping mall
- 郊外のショッピングモール: a suburban shopping mall
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 商店街: traditional shopping street — a row of independent shops along a street, often covered
- デパート: department store — a single multi-floor store; smaller in scale than a mall
- ショッピングセンター: shopping center — overlaps with モール but typically smaller or less enclosed