量販店

• 読み: りょうはんてん
• ローマ字: ryouhanten
• 漢字の分解: 量 (ryou) — quantity, volume; 販 (han) — sell; 店 (ten) — shop, store
• 発音: /ɾjoː.haɴ.teɴ/

意味

Volume retailer; mass-market store; large retail outlet that sells goods in bulk or at discount.

A noun for stores that sell large quantities at competitive prices. In Japan, the term most commonly refers to electronics retailers (家電量販店) like Yodobashi Camera or Bic Camera, but also applies to other large chain stores. Often shortened to 量販 in compound forms.

例文

1. 家電量販店でパソコンを安く買えた。
2. 量販店のセールは週末に集中している。
3. 地方にも大型の量販店が増えてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: shopping, electronics, retail, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 量 (ryou, quantity/volume) + 販 (han, to sell) + 店 (ten, shop/store). Literally 'volume-selling shop,' a modern commercial term that emerged with the growth of mass retail in postwar Japan.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal