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プレオープン (pureoopun) Japanese meaning: pre-opening | Kotomora

プレオープン

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Meanings

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pre-opening; soft opening; preview event

Refers to a trial opening or preview event before the official opening of a store, restaurant, exhibition, or similar.

新あたらしいカフェのプレオープンに招しょう待たいされた。

I was invited to the pre-opening of the new café.

プレオープン期き間かん中ちゅうは全ぜん品ぴん20%オフです。

During the pre-opening period, everything is 20% off.

Related words

オープン
オープン means 'opening' or 'open', while プレオープン specifically refers to a pre-opening event or soft launch before the official opening.
グランドオープン
グランドオープン is the grand or official opening, contrasting with プレオープン which is a preliminary, often smaller-scale opening.

Built from

プレ+オープン

Etymology

Loanword from English 'pre-open', combining 'pre-' and 'open'. Used in Japanese to describe a soft opening or preview event.