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デパート (depaato) Japanese meaning: department store | Kotomora
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I bought shoes at the department store in front of the station.
Department stores get crowded on weekends.
Usage patterns デパートで 買か い 物もの をする to go shopping at a department store
I plan to go shopping at the department store this weekend.
デパートの 〈 物もの 〉 a department store's ~ (e.g. food hall, sale)
There's a food section in the basement of the department store.
Expressions 疑ぎ 惑わく のデパート person suspected of multiple wrongdoings Related words 百貨店 is the formal, official word for a department store, while デパート is the everyday katakana term most people actually say.
部門 is the normal, clear word for an organizational department, while デパート in this sense is a rare, old abbreviation of デパートメント.
デパートメントストア is the full, rarely-used form of the word; デパート is the short form everyone uses in daily speech.
Don't confuse with デパート means the whole department store, while デパ地下 refers only to its basement food hall.
スーパー is a supermarket selling everyday groceries, while デパート is a department store selling a wide range of goods including clothing and luxury items.
デパート is a single large department store organized into departments, whereas ショッピングモール is a complex housing many independent shops.
スーパーマーケット mainly sells food and daily groceries, whereas デパート is a multi-floor department store selling clothing, cosmetics, and other non-food goods.
Etymology A katakana abbreviated form. Cross-referenced with デパートメントストア for the main 'department store' sense and デパートメント for the rarer 'department' sense; no detailed borrowing history is supplied.
