How do you say "food store" in Japanese?

食料品店

shokuryōhinten

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "food store" is 食料品店 (shokuryōhinten).

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Pronunciation

食料品店 is written using kanji. Romanised as shokuryōhinten, it sounds roughly like "shoh-koo-ryoh-hee-n-teh-n" to an English ear.

Writing and usage

食 (eat/food) combines with 料 (materials/ingredients), 品 (goods), and 店 (shop). The compound describes a place where food ingredients are sold.

Example sentence

食料品店で野菜と果物を買います。

Shokuryouhinten de yasai to kudamono wo kaimasu.

I buy vegetables and fruit at the food store.

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How to remember 食料品店

Food (食) + materials (料) + goods (品) + shop (店) = where groceries are sold.

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Questions about 食料品店

How do you pronounce 食料品店?

食料品店 is romanised as shokuryōhinten. Say it roughly like "shoh-koo-ryoh-hee-n-teh-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 食料品店 formal or casual?

食料品店 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 食料品店 written in Japanese?

食料品店 is written using kanji. 食 (eat/food) combines with 料 (materials/ingredients), 品 (goods), and 店 (shop).

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