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軽飲食店 (けいいんしょくてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
cafe ; eatery ; light-meal restaurant
A shop or restaurant that serves light meals, snacks, and drinks, such as a cafe or casual eatery. Often used in official or business contexts, like licensing categories.
駅えき 前まえ に 新あたら しい 軽けい 飲いん 食しょく 店てん が オープン し た 。
A new cafe opened in front of the station.
Kanji 軽 lightly, trifling, unimportant Similar words 喫きっ 茶さ 店てん 喫茶店 is a traditional coffee shop or tea house, while 軽飲食店 is a broader term for any establishment serving light meals and drinks, often used in legal or business contexts.
飲いん 食しょく 店てん 飲食店 is a general term for any eating and drinking establishment, whereas 軽飲食店 specifically refers to places serving light meals and snacks.
Etymology Compound of 軽 (light, simple), 飲食 (eating and drinking), and 店 (shop, store). The term likely originated in legal or business contexts to categorize establishments serving light meals.
