How to say 'Closing' in Japanese | 閉店

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The Japanese word for Closing is 'Heiten', written as 閉店 in Japanese.'Closing' in hiragana is へいてん.

word

閉店

Meaning

Closing

Reading

へいてん

heiten

Kanji

閉Close, Shut 店Shop

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '閉店 (へいてん)' refers to the act of closing a store or business for the day. It is commonly used in contexts related to retail, restaurants, or any establishment that operates on a daily schedule. For example: The store is closing now「店はもう閉店です」(みせはもうへいてんです). What time does the shop close?「お店は何時に閉店しますか？」(おみせはなんじにへいてんしますか？). It can also be used to indicate permanent closure, as in 'The shop closed permanently last month'「その店は先月閉店しました」(そのみせはせんげつへいてんしました). Note that '閉店' is often paired with '開店 (かいてん)', which means 'opening'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5463

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 閉店

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

閉

Meaning

Close, Shut

kanji

店

Meaning

Shop

Words Related to 閉店 Through the Kanji 閉

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 閉 as well.

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閉まる

Meaning

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閉じる

Meaning

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閉める

Meaning

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閉会

Meaning

Closing

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閉鎖

Meaning

Closure

word

閉ざす

Meaning

Close, Shut

Words Related to 閉店 Through the Kanji 店

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 店 as well.

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店

Meaning

Shop

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売店

Meaning

Shop

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喫茶店

Meaning

Coffee shop

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小売店

Meaning

Retail store

word

商店

Meaning

Shop

word

店員

Meaning

Clerk

word

書店

Meaning

Bookstore

word

店舗

Meaning

Shop, Store

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本店

Meaning

Main store

word

支店

Meaning

Branch

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百貨店

Meaning

Department store

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What does 'Heiten' (閉店) mean?

'Heiten' means 'Closing' .

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