How do you say "grocery display" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "grocery display" is 陳列棚 (chinretsutana). It is a noun pronounced "chee-n-reh-tsoo-tah-nah".

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Pronunciation

陳列棚 is written in kanji. Romanised as chinretsutana, it sounds roughly like "chee-n-reh-tsoo-tah-nah" to an English ear.

Example sentence

子供たちは陳列棚の周りで遊んでいます。

Kodomotachi wa Chinretsutana no mawari de asonde imasu.

The children are playing around the grocery display.

Usage notes

Chinretsutana (陳列棚) means grocery display in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.

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Questions about 陳列棚

How do you pronounce 陳列棚?

陳列棚 is romanised as chinretsutana. Say it roughly like "chee-n-reh-tsoo-tah-nah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 陳列棚 formal or casual?

陳列棚 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 陳列棚 written in Japanese?

陳列棚 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.