1.
sale day; special-offer day; bargain day
A specific day on which a shop, supermarket, or department store sells selected items at reduced prices. Often held on fixed days of the week or month.
今日は特売日だ。
Today is sale day.
特売日は店内が混んでいる。
The store is crowded on sale days.
毎週水曜日は野菜の特売日なので、まとめて買いに行く。
Every Wednesday is the vegetable sale day, so I go shopping in bulk.
Compound of 特売 (special sale) + 日 (day). Most often refers to weekly or monthly sales at supermarkets, with categories like 'meat day,' 'vegetable day,' or 'tenth-of-the-month sale.'
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 毎週特売日: weekly sale day
- 野菜の特売日: vegetable sale day
- 特売日に買いに行く: to go shopping on sale day
SIMILAR WORDS:
- セール: sale (general loanword)
- 特売: special sale (the discount itself)
- バーゲンセール: bargain sale (often for clothing)
- 大売り出し: big sale event