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“shopping” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoショッピング (shoppingu)

Pronunciation

Romajikaimono

Example

母と一緒に買い物をします。haha to is sho ni ka i mono o shi ma su

I go shopping with my mother.

Illustration for 買い物 (shopping)

How to say “shopping” in Japanese

“Shopping” in Japanese is 買い物 (kaimono).

Centers on obtaining things by buying them, covering both the activity of shopping and the purchases made.

Full entry for 買い物: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 買い物

週末は家族と買い物に行きます。shū matsu wa ka zoku to ka i mono ni i ki ma su

I go shopping with my family on weekends.

必要な物をメモしてから、買い物に出かけます。hitsu yō na mono o me mo shi te ka ra ka i mono ni de ka ke ma su

I make a note of what I need before going shopping.

Tips for using 買い物

  • In conversational Japanese, 買い物 (kaimono) is a noun, so 買い物をする (kaimono o suru) means "to go shopping."

Other Japanese words for “shopping”

週末にショッピングをします。shū matsu ni sho ppi n gu o shi ma su

I go shopping on weekends.

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