アーケード
also: アーケイド
Meanings
1
arcade; covered shopping street
Refers to a covered pedestrian street with shops, common in Japanese shopping districts. Not typically used for video game arcades (ゲームセンター).
Even on rainy days, you can shop without getting wet if there's an arcade.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉にアーケードがあるthere is a covered shopping arcade in 〈place〉
There's a covered shopping arcade in front of this station.
- アーケードの下を歩くto walk under the arcade's roof
It was raining, so I walked home under the arcade's roof.