How to say 'Supermarket' in Japanese | スーパー

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The Japanese word for Supermarket is 'Suupaa', written as スーパー in Japanese.

word

スーパー

Meaning

Supermarket

Reading

Suupaa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'スーパー (すーぱー)' is a loanword from English, meaning 'supermarket'. It refers to a large self-service store selling groceries and household goods. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation when referring to places to buy food and daily necessities. For example: I went to the supermarket「スーパーに行きました」(すーぱーにいきました). The supermarket is crowded today「今日はスーパーが混んでいます」(きょうはすーぱーがこんでいます). Note that 'スーパー' is often used in casual contexts, while more formal situations might use 'スーパーマーケット' or '食料品店 (しょくりょうひんてん)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

2954

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word スーパー

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

ス

Reading

katakana

パ

Reading

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