ショッピングセンター

しょっぴんぐせんたー

noun

shopping center; shopping mall

1. shopping center; shopping mall

A large retail complex housing many shops, restaurants, and often a supermarket under one roof, usually with a parking lot. Common in suburban areas.

近(ちか)くにショッピングセンターができた。

A shopping center has opened nearby.

週末(しゅうまつ)は家族(かぞく)でショッピングセンターに出(で)かける。

On weekends we go to the shopping center as a family.

駅前(えきまえ)のショッピングセンターには映画館(えいがかん)も入(はい)っている。

The shopping center in front of the station also has a movie theater inside.

Loanword from English. In Japan, often abbreviated to SC (エスシー) in real estate and retail industry talk.

Common collocations

大型(おおがた)ショッピングセンター: large shopping center
ショッピングセンターに行(い)く: to go to a shopping center
郊外(こうがい)型(がた)ショッピングセンター: suburban-style shopping center

Similar words

ショッピングモール: shopping mall — usually a larger, more enclosed complex
商店街(しょうてんがい): shopping street — a row of independent stores along a street
デパート: department store — single building owned by one retailer

Related Words

Compare: ショッピングモール (shopping mall)

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

Compare: デパート (department store)

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