How do you say "mall" in Japanese?

モール

mooru

Noun Katakana

In Japanese, "mall" is モール (mooru).

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Pronunciation

Mooru is moh-roo, a long held 'oh' followed by a light 'roo', close to the English 'mall' but reshaped.

Writing and usage

モール is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

彼らは午後をモールで過ごしました。

karera ha gogo wo mooru de sugo shimashita.

They spent the afternoon at the mall.

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How to remember モール

Think of a moor turned into a shopping mall, mooru, full of stores instead of grass.

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Questions about モール

How do you pronounce モール?

Mooru is moh-roo, a long held 'oh' followed by a light 'roo', close to the English 'mall' but reshaped.

Is モール formal or casual?

モール 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 モール written in Japanese?

モール is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as mooru.

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