スーパーマーケット

すーぱーまーけっと

noun

supermarket

1. supermarket

A large self-service store selling groceries, household goods, and often everyday items. The full form is rarely used in casual speech; the shortened スーパー is overwhelmingly more common.

スーパーマーケットで買(か)い物(もの)をする。

To do the shopping at a supermarket.

家(いえ)の近(ちか)くに新(あたら)しいスーパーマーケットができた。

A new supermarket opened near my house.

駅前(えきまえ)のスーパーマーケットは朝(あさ)九(く)時(じ)から夜(よる)十一(じゅういち)時(じ)まで営業(えいぎょう)している。

The supermarket in front of the station is open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

From English "supermarket." The full form appears mainly in writing, signs, and formal contexts; in conversation, the shortened form スーパー is overwhelmingly more common.

Common collocations

スーパーマーケットに行(い)く: to go to the supermarket
スーパーで買(か)い物(もの): shopping at the supermarket
大型(おおがた)スーパーマーケット: large supermarket

Similar words

スーパー: supermarket — the common shortened form
コンビニ: convenience store — smaller, 24-hour
百貨店(ひゃっかてん)/デパート: department store — multi-floor; clothing, gifts, food halls
商店街(しょうてんがい): shopping street — row of small independent shops

Related Words

Related: スーパー (supermarket)

Compare: コンビニ (convenience store)

Compare: 百貨店(ひゃっかてん) (department store)

Compare: デパート (department store)

Compare: 商店街(しょうてんがい) (shopping street)

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