コンビニ
의미: Abbreviated form of コンビニエンスストア (konbiniensu sutoa, 'convenience store'). The standard everyday word for Japan's ubiquitous convenience stores.
コンビニ is deeply embedded in Japanese daily life and culture. Japanese convenience stores like 7-Eleven, Lawson, and FamilyMart are far more comprehensive than their Western counterparts, offering high-quality food, ATMs, bill payment, ticket reservations, and printing services. The word コンビニ is so naturalized that most Japanese speakers do not think of it as an abbreviation. It functions as a cultural institution as much as a word.
예문
- ちょっとコンビニ行ってくるわ。何かいる？ 我去趟便利店，你要什么吗？Voy un momento al konbini. ¿Necesitas algo?잠깐 콘비니 다녀올게. 뭐 필요한 거 있어?
- 最近のコンビニスイーツのレベルやばくない？ 最近便利店的甜点水平也太高了吧？¿No alucinas con el nivel de los dulces del konbini últimamente?요즘 콘비니 디저트 퀄리티 대박 아니야?
- 終電逃してコンビニで時間つぶしてた。 错过末班车在便利店里打发时间。Perdí el último tren y estuve matando el tiempo en el konbini.막차 놓쳐서 콘비니에서 시간 때우고 있었어.
발음
/ko.n.bi.ni/
사용 가이드
맥락: daily conversation, all contexts
어조: neutral, everyday
✓ 올바른 표현
- コンビニでおにぎり買ってきて。 (Grab me a rice ball from the convenience store.)去便利店帮我买个饭团。（帮我从便利店买个饭团回来。）Cómprame un onigiri en el konbini.콘비니에서 주먹밥 사다 줘. (편의점에서 주먹밥 사 와줘.)
- この辺にコンビニある？ (Is there a convenience store around here?)这附近有便利店吗？（这附近有便利店吗？）¿Hay algún konbini por aquí cerca?이 근처에 콘비니 있어? (이 근처에 편의점 있어?)
✗ 잘못된 표현
- 超フォーマルな文書では「コンビニエンスストア」が適切 (In very formal writing, use the full コンビニエンスストア — though コンビニ is acceptable in most contexts)在极正式的文件中应使用'コンビニエンスストア'（在非常正式的书面语中应使用完整的コンビニエンスストア——不过在大多数场合コンビニ是可以接受的）En textos muy formales se debe usar la forma completa コンビニエンスストア, aunque コンビニ es aceptable en la mayoría de contextos매우 격식 있는 문서에서는 'コンビニエンスストア'가 적절하다 (매우 격식 있는 글에서는 정식 명칭 コンビニエンスストア를 사용할 것 — 다만 대부분의 상황에서는 コンビニ도 무방하다)
흔한 실수
- Underestimating the range of services at Japanese コンビニ — they are far more than just snack shops
기원과 역사
Abbreviated from コンビニエンスストア (konbiniensu sutoa, 'convenience store'). As konbini culture exploded in Japan from the 1980s onward, the abbreviated form became the universal standard term.
문화적 배경
Era: 1980s onward, as convenience store culture grew
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Regional notes: Used across all of Japan. Japanese コンビニ culture is internationally famous for its quality and convenience.
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