生せい協きょう

noun

co-op; consumers' cooperative

Abbreviation of 生活協同組合. Refers to a member-owned cooperative that supplies food and daily goods, often associated with university or community groups.

See also: 生活協同組合

• 大だい学がく生せいのとき、生せい協きょうで教きょう科か書しょを買かった。

  When I was a university student, I bought textbooks at the co-op.