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How do you say "grocery display" in Japanese?
陳列棚
chinretsutana
In Japanese, "grocery display" is 陳列棚 (chinretsutana).
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Pronunciation
陳列棚 is written using kanji. Romanised as chinretsutana, it sounds roughly like "chee-n-reh-tsoo-tah-nah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Chinretsutana combines display (陳列) and shelf (棚). Chinretsu is the formal term for arranging merchandise in a shop.
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.
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How to remember 陳列棚
Chin (arrange), retsu (line up), tana (shelf). A grocery display is a shelf where items are lined up for sale.
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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. Chinretsutana combines display (陳列) and shelf (棚).
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"Grocery display" in other languages
- Korean 식료품 진열 (sikryopum jinyeol)
- Chinese 食品区 (shì pǐn qū)
- Spanish expositor de comestibles
- Spanish (Latin America) mostrador de comestibles
- French le présentoir à provisions
- German die Lebensmittelauslage
- Italian l’espositore di generi alimentari
- Russian продуктовая витрина (produktovaja vitrina)
- Greek τα ράφια του σούπερ μάρκετ (ta rafia tu super market)
- Arabic عرض بقالة (aard ba''aela)
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