Japanese word

開店

Pronunciation

Romajikaiten

Meaning

  • nounopening for business

Example

店は朝九時に開店します。mise wa asa ku ji ni kai ten shi ma su

The store opens for business at nine in the morning.

Illustration for 開店 (opening for business)

More examples

店員は開店前に店内を整えます。ten in wa kai ten mae ni ten nai o totono e ma su

The staff prepare the store before opening.

Core concept

Centers on a shop starting its business and receiving customers.

Common phrases

  • 開店準備kai ten jun bi

    opening preparations

  • 開店後kai ten ato

    after opening

  • 開店時間kai ten ji kan

    opening time

Similar words

開業kaigyō: The beginning of commercial or professional activity.
店開きmisebiraki: An informal word for opening a shop for business.

Definition in Japanese

店が営業を開始すること。mise ga ei gyō o kai shi su ru ko to

Word origin

開店 (kaiten) is formed from the Sino-Japanese readings 開 (kai, "open") and 店 (ten, "shop"), meaning the opening of a shop for business.

Usage tips

  • The phrase "grand opening" often names a promotional event, while 開店 (kaiten) refers more directly to the shop beginning to operate.

Other meanings

  • shop openingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 開店するkaitensuruopen for businessverb

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