| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 買い物 | かいもの |
Pronunciation: kaimono
How to Say It Outloud: ka-i-mo-no
Usage: The word '買い物' is used to refer to shopping, whether it's grocery shopping, clothes shopping, or any other type.
Example Sentence Japanese:
週末に買い物に行きます。
週末に買い物に行きます。Example Sentence English:I will go shopping on the weekend.
I will go shopping on the weekend.| Katakana |
|---|
| ショッピング |
Pronunciation: shoppingu
How to Say It Outloud: sho-pi-n-gu
Usage: The word 'ショッピング' is a transliteration of 'shopping' from English and is used in a similar context but often implies a more casual or fashionable shopping experience.
Example Sentence Japanese:友達とショッピングに行きました。
友達とショッピングに行きました。Example Sentence English:I went shopping with my friends.
I went shopping with my friends.Dictionary
買い物かいものCommon wordjlpt-n5
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- shopping; purchased goods
- Shopping
買いかいCommon word
Noun- buying; shopping
- buyer
- purchase
ショッピングショッピングCommon word
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- shopping
繁華街はんかがいCommon word
Noun- business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
- High Street
商店街しょうてんがいCommon word
Noun- shopping district; shopping street; downtown
- Commercial district
通信販売つうしんはんばいCommon word
Noun- online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
- Mail order
通販つうはんCommon word
NounSuru verb
- online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
ショッピングセンターショッピングセンター
Noun- shopping centre; shopping center; mall
- Shopping mall
ショッピング街ショッピングがい
Noun- shopping street; shopping district
買物袋かいものぶくろ
Noun- shopping bag
物色ぶっしょく
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place); ransacking
ショッピングモールショッピングモールCommon word
Noun- shopping mall
地下街ちかがい
Noun- underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
- Underground city
買い物難民かいものなんみん
Noun- person unable to fulfil their shopping needs (esp. in areas of depopulation or due to lack of transport); people who have been cut off from the retail sector; shopping refugee
- Supermarket shortage
銀座ぎんざCommon word
Noun- Ginza (district in Tokyo)
- busy shopping district; bustling location
- silver mint (Edo period)
- Ginza
テレビショッピングテレビショッピング
Noun- television shopping
- Shopping channel
爆買いばくがい
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- binge shopping; shopping spree
ショッピングバッグショッピングバッグ
Noun- shopping bag
買い出しかいだしCommon word
Noun- going out to shop; going shopping
- buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
手提げ袋てさげぶくろ
Noun- handbag; shopping bag
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Hi, I’m Aura Ruggeri and I want to make sure that no one makes the same mistake that I did.
So, if you’re planning a trip to Japan anytime soon, do exactly that - plan! Read up on all of the amazing things to do here to make the most of your time. I can bet that you’ll still return home feeling like you could’ve explored much more.
So, if you’re planning a trip to Japan anytime soon, do exactly that - plan! Read up on all of the amazing things to do here to make the most of your time. I can bet that you’ll still return home feeling like you could’ve explored much more.
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