スーパー
スーパー
hepburn suupaa
supermarket
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- スーパーで野菜を買います。I buy vegetables at the supermarket.
- 近くにスーパーがあります。There is a supermarket nearby.
Collocations
スーパー (suupaa, supermarket)激安 (gekiyasu, super cheap)半額 (hangaku, half-price)見切り品 (mikiri-hin, mark-down items)会員カード (kaiin kaado, membership card)
Mnemonic
スーパー suupaa — clipped from English "supermarket." Japanese chains split by price and target: Aeon, Seiyu, Life, Maruetsu, Gyoumu Suupaa (B2B style). The standard 半額 (hangaku, half-price) sale at 18–20 h slaps 50%-off stickers on fresh food, bentos, and deli. 見切り品 (mikiri-hin) = near-expiry markdowns. PATCH-4 v3 note: register split between depaato (department store) and suupaa (supermarket) — price, audience, and product tier all diverge. Korean "mart / supermarket" splits similarly, but Japan also developed sub-categories like B2B Gyoumu Suupaa.
Quick check
What does 見切り品 refer to in a supermarket?