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How to say 'Department store' in Japanese | 百貨店

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The Japanese word for Department store is 'Hyakkaten', written as 百貨店 in Japanese.'Department store' in hiragana is ひゃっかてん.

    Meaning

    Department store

    Reading

    ひゃっかてん

    hyakkaten

    Kanji

    Hundred Goods, Freight Shop

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '百貨店 (ひゃっかてん)' refers to a 'department store', which is a large retail establishment offering a wide range of products organized into different departments. Department stores in Japan are known for their high-quality goods, excellent customer service, and often include restaurants and entertainment facilities. For example: I bought this at the department store「これを百貨店で買いました」(これをひゃっかてんでかいました). The department store is crowded today「今日は百貨店が混んでいます」(きょうはひゃっかてんがこんでいます).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6831

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 百貨店

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Hundred

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Goods, Freight

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Shop

Words Related to 百貨店 Through the Kanji

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 百 as well.

  • word

    九百

    Meaning

    Nine hundred

  • word

    Meaning

    Hundred

  • word

    二百

    Meaning

    Two hundred

  • word

    八百

    Meaning

    Eight hundred

  • word

    五百

    Meaning

    Five hundred

  • word

    三百

    Meaning

    Three hundred

  • word

    八百屋

    Meaning

    Greengrocer

  • word

    七百

    Meaning

    Seven hundred

  • word

    六百

    Meaning

    Six hundred

  • word

    四百

    Meaning

    Four hundred

  • word

    百姓

    Meaning

    Farmer

  • word

    何百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    数百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    百科事典

    Meaning

    Encyclopedia

Words Related to 百貨店 Through the Kanji

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 貨 as well.

  • word

    外貨

    Meaning

    Foreign currency

  • word

    通貨

    Meaning

    Currency

  • word

    貨幣

    Meaning

    Currency

  • word

    貨物

    Meaning

    Cargo

Words Related to 百貨店 Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 店 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Shop

  • word

    売店

    Meaning

    Shop

  • word

    喫茶店

    Meaning

    Coffee shop

  • word

    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

  • word

    閉店

    Meaning

    Closing

  • word

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

  • word

    支店

    Meaning

    Branch

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'Hyakkaten' means 'Department store' .

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